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Basher History: States and Capitals by Simon Basher

Basher History: States and Capitals

United We Stand

Simon Basher, Dan Green, Edward Widmer

Kingfisher · Print & ebook · July 15, 2014

Civics & GovernmentU.S. PlacesState & Local History
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Who it’s for
Each state gets a face and voice, alongside facts about its symbols and names.
Themes
U.S. state geography, State symbols and mottos, State history and trivia
Genres
State & Local History, U.S. Places, Civics & Government

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About this book

Basher History: States and Capitals is the follow-up title to the bestselling Basher History: U.S. Presidents. This unique and comprehensive guide to 50 states (plus DC and the six territories) presents each state in the hip Basher fashion. Who better than Basher to give each state a face, voice, and personality and to give kids a fun, unusual but really information-packed gazetteer of their country.

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From Alabama to Wyoming, and everywhere in between, each state boasts about why it is special, dishes fun facts not found elsewhere, and waxes poetics about its motto, state bird, flag, state flower, and more! Find out how Connecticut got to be called the Provision State, why Georgia is nuts about nuts and why Illinois is called the Land of Lincoln.

States With Voices

Each state gets a face and voice, alongside facts about its symbols and names.

Come here for

  • State-by-state gazetteer entries from Alabama to Wyoming
  • Facts about state mottos, birds, flags, flowers, and more

Expect

  • Coverage of 50 states, plus DC and six territories
  • Examples include Connecticut’s Provision State name and Georgia’s nuts

Where it sits

U.S. Places90%
State & Local History72%
Civics & Government40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • U.S. History
  • State & Local History
Authors
Simon Basher, Dan Green, Edward Widmer
Publisher
Kingfisher
Published
July 15, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
U.S. state geography · State symbols and mottos · State history and trivia
Reading lane
U.S. History