The Not-Quite States of America: Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA Audiobook (Free)

Everyone knows that the united states is made up of 50 expresses and, uh . some other stuff. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the North Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands tend to be neglected, but they are filled with American flags and national parks and US post offices and some 4 million people, many of whom are as proudly red-white-and-blue as any Child of the American Revolution.

In The Not-Quite States of America, Doug Mack ventures 31,000 mls across the globe and deep into American history to reveal the fascinating and forgotten story of how these places became part of the USA, what they’re like today, and exactly how they helped create the country as we know it. Along the way, Mack fits members of millennia-old indigenous groupings, far-flung US government workers, ardent separatists, and tropical-paradise dropouts and dreamers in a quixotic and winning quest to discover America where it is least expected.