Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy (Thorndike Press Large Print American History Series)

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Summary: detailed, for sure
Review: This is that type of book that answers the question--"I wonder why so many cities are one a grid"-or variations there upon.
Author Linklater provides fascinating historical insight and overview into the mapping of America. This is an enjoyable
book with one minor--very minor--mistake. In East Liverpool, it's Ohio Route 39, not 38, that leads one to the roadside
markers for the "Point of Beginning" I visited this location last Wednesday, after work. Linklater provides the perfect description of that site, and the surveyors' task.

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Summary: Americas Imaculate Grid Explained
Review: Wonderful account of how Euro Americans transformed untamed Native American wilderness into square parcels of real estate. You'll never look at "fly over land" the same way again. I couldn't put this book down, and recommend it to those with any interest in geography, engineering, history, politics, or real estate.