A History of America in 100 Maps [2018, PDF/EPUB, ENG]

by Susan Schulten

(112 ratings)
Book cover
Throughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate disease, maps invest information with meaning by translating it into visual form. They capture what people knew, what they thought they knew, what they hoped for, and what they feared. As such they offer unrivaled windows onto the past.
 
In this book Susan Schulten uses maps to explore five centuries of American history, from the voyages of European discovery to the digital age. With stunning visual clarity,
A History of America in 100 Maps showcases the power of cartography to illuminate and complicate our understanding of the past.
 
Gathered primarily from the British Library’s incomparable archives and compiled into nine chronological chapters, these one hundred full-color maps range from the iconic to the unfamiliar. Each is discussed in terms of its specific features as well as its larger historical significance in a way that conveys a fresh perspective on the past. Some of these maps were made by established cartographers, while others were made by unknown individuals such as Cherokee tribal leaders, soldiers on the front, and the first generation of girls to be formally educated. Some were tools of statecraft and diplomacy, and others were instruments of social reform or even advertising and entertainment. But when considered together, they demonstrate the many ways that maps both reflect and influence historical change.
 
Audacious in scope and charming in execution, this collection of one hundred full-color maps offers an imaginative and visually engaging tour of American history that will show readers a new way of navigating their own worlds.
 
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Book details


  • Author : Susan Schulten
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press; First Edition
  • Published : 09-20-2018
  • Language : English
  • Pages : 256
  • ISBN-10 : 022645861X
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0226458618
  • Reader Reviews : 112 (4.6)

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Susan Schulten


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Reader Reviews

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George F. Benedict
A visually appealing book, written beautifully, that tells a compelling story.
Reviewed in the United States on 02-22-2019
American history bored me in high school. Had I access to this book, I certainly would have understood and appreciated far more of the arc of American history. Read it with a magnifying glass at hand. Apropos that, I downloaded a sample of the Kindle version, which, if the maps were high resolution, zoomable pdfs, I would have on my iPad now. Unfortunately, they get pixillated with only modest magnification. A minor complaint, which, if addressed in the second edition, would likely sell more copies..
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Jane
Great visual history!
Reviewed in the United States on 03-02-2020
Very enjoyable way to page through the history of our country..
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Deborah Henderson
Interesting maps
Reviewed in the United States on 03-05-2019
Some great old maps I've never seen before. My HS aged students like seeing how people have used maps in the past - to get from A to B isn't the only purpose!.
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