The Lost States of America

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Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture, Virtual

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Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
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It is not April Fool's Day, but you might think it is! Doug Schneider will take us on an interesting tour of the Lost States of America.

The State of Franklin, the Conch Republic, the State of Rough and Ready, the Kingdom of Beaver Island, the State of Absaroka... Doug Schneider will take you on a tour of the myriad places that dreamed of being admitted to the Union, but failed.

His qualification: he was born on Long Island. Which has an active secessionist society that sells postcards "Long Island, the 51st State."

And what about the county that seceded from the state of Missouri in 1961 setting up its own democratically-elected government, issuing visas, and printing its own postage stamps?

And did you know that Alaska has an Independence Party?

The presenter is Doug Schneider, author, St Louis walking tour guide, Scottish country dancer, fan of architecture, Route 66 enthusiast, who graduated from Brown University, one of the eight Ivy League universities, with a Bachelor's in History; and from the University of London with a Master's in Linguistics.

Recommended reading from the Library: An Atlas of Extinct Countries

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