LEADER 03200nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910969083703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612005046 010 $a1-282-00504-9 010 $a0-226-35593-4 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226355931 035 $a(CKB)1000000000725112 035 $a(EBL)432243 035 $a(OCoLC)432317702 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101933 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11128360 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101933 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10043541 035 $a(PQKB)10415924 035 $a(DE-B1597)524447 035 $a(OCoLC)1135585945 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226355931 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432243 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10277718 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL200504 035 $a(Perlego)1852354 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432243 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000725112 100 $a20070727d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican boundaries $ethe nation, the states, the rectangular survey /$fBill Hubbard, Jr 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (468 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-226-35592-6 311 08$a0-226-35591-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 439-440) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tDedication. To the Surveying Profession -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction: Boundaries in the United States as the Manifest Division of the Nation's Lands -- $tPart 1. Assembling a National Domain -- $tPart 2. Apportioning the Domain into States -- $tPart 3. Apportioning the States into Rectangular Parcels -- $tEpilogue: Other Ways to Apportion a Public Domain -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIllustration Credits -- $tIndex 330 $aFor anyone who has looked at a map of the United States and wondered how Texas and Oklahoma got their Panhandles, or flown over the American heartland and marveled at the vast grid spreading out in all directions below, American Boundaries will yield a welcome treasure trove of insight. The first book to chart the country's growth using the boundary as a political and cultural focus, Bill Hubbard's masterly narrative begins by explaining how the original thirteen colonies organized their borders and decided that unsettled lands should be held in trust for the common benef 606 $aSurveying$xPublic lands$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aSurveying$xPublic lands$zWest (U.S.)$xHistory 606 $aU.S. states$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xBoundaries$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xTerritorial expansion 607 $aWest (U.S.)$xBoundaries$xHistory 607 $aWest (U.S.)$xGeography 615 0$aSurveying$xPublic lands$xHistory. 615 0$aSurveying$xPublic lands$xHistory. 615 0$aU.S. states$xHistory. 676 $a320.12 700 $aHubbard$b Bill$f1947-$01812078 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969083703321 996 $aAmerican boundaries$94364347 997 $aUNINA