Lost states True stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and other states that never made it

Most readers might not know that there was once a plan to carve a new state called Lincoln from northern Idaho and eastern Washington, or that east Texas could have been called the state of Jacinto. Trinklein, who has written and produced PBS documentaries, has put together an entertaining book about the many failed proposals for states in American history. Listing the "lost states" alphabetically by proposed name, the book ranges from early settlements such as Charlotina in the mid-1700s (i.e., not a lost state, but a lost colony), proposed as a territory covering what became several Midwest states, to the 1974 proposal of the state of Navajo in the Southwest. There were greedy schemes like mercenary William Walker's Sonora proposal in California and urban movements to make states out of cities, e.g., New York and Washington, DC. Trinklein uses historical sources and overlays the proposed states upon reproduced period maps to show colorfully where they would have existed. He makes the more complex schemes understandable and uses humor to move the stories along. VERDICT This book is geared to the general reader and has a larger format that encourages perusal. It is recommended for history, geography, and general trivia buffs.-Bryan Craig, MLS, Nellsyford, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction About the Maps Absaroka Acadia Adelsverein Albania Alberta and British Columbia (Baja) Arizona Boston Charlotina Chesapeake Chicago Chippewa Comancheria Cuba Dakota Deseret England, et al. Forgottonia Franklin Greenland Guyana Half-Breed Tracts Hazard Howland Iceland Jacinto Jefferson Lincoln Long Island Lost Dakota Lower California McDonald Minnesota Montezuma Muskogee Nataqua Navajo Navassa New Connecticut New Sweden New York City Newfoundland Nickajack No Man's Land North Slope Panama Philippines Popham Potomac Puerto Rico Rio Rico Rough and Ready Saipan Sequoyah Shasta Sicily Sonora South California South Florida South Jersey South Texas State "X" Superior Sylvania Taiwan Texlahoma Trans-Oconee Transylvania Vandalia Washington West Florida West Kansas Wyoming Yazoo Yucatan Bibliography Excerpted from Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It by Michael J. Trinklein, Quirk Books Staff All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.