How the States Got Their Shapes
by Mark Stein
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Not entirely pertinent to the discussion of city boundaries but Mark Stein wrote an interesting book a few years ago called "How the States Got their Shapes" [0]. It was apparently also made into a show on the History Channel. [0]: https://www.amazon.com/How-States-Got-Their-Shapes/dp/006143...
on “Why American cities are weirdly shaped” ↗This reminded me that I want to finish reading the book 'How the States Got Their Shapes.' http://amzn.to/16zBxBo There are some crazy reasons some states have their strange borders.
on “What's the Most Concave State in the U.S.? Using R to Solve a Geography Puzzle” ↗