How the States Got Their Shapes
Brian Unger explores how America's States got their borders and how they continue to change today.
Red State vs. Blue State
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How the U.S. is divided politically and what happens to the states caught in the middle.
White Collar vs. Blue Collar
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The division of labor and how it shapes U.S. states and cities.
Hillbilly vs. Redneck
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Rural cultures clashed and shaped states.
Is West Best?
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The future of the conquered American West.
Big vs. Small
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Large states and small states.
The United Shapes of America
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Unique American values that make up the nation; how the map has shaped Americans.
A River Runs Through It
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A mistake made by the Founding Fathers affects the Georgia-Tennessee border; why Maine has so much water.
The Great Plains, Trains and Automobiles
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Why Chicago could have been in Wisconsin; why are states out West so big and boxy; Forgottonia.
Force of Nature
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How an asteroid created the border for three states; how glaciers that plowed the Great Plains altered the map.
State of Rebellion
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Why Montana looks like it took a bite out of Idaho; why Texas was broken up into five states; why are there two Carolinas.
Use It or Lose It
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If you thought our borders were set in stone, you'd be wrong.
Church and States
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Could Utah have been bigger than Texas?; how religion shattered New England into little shapes; the Civil War's origin in Kansas.
A Boom With a View
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How Green Bay helped carve the border with Canada; what football has to do with fur; is North Carolina the real Golden State; why everyone should move to North Dakota.
Culture Clash
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World War II preserves the shape of California; part of Maine becomes northern Massachusetts; Florida's cowboy tradition.
Mouthing Off
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Why southern accents didn't exist until after the Civil War; California athletes coin new words; pop versus soda; an accent that may cause New York to break up.