As a kid my friends and I were fascinated with world records. One Christmas I received a copy of The Guinness Book of World Records. It was a trade sized book with pages as thin as the phone book. (For those of you under 30 the phone book contained the… Read more“Map Monday, World Records by US States”
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Map Monday, Africa without European Imperialism
What would a modern political map of Africa look like without European imperialism? After recently sharing a map of North America without European colonization, Charles Ray, a fine author, reviewer, and sometime reader of this blog, asked if I could present a similar map of Africa. While I’ve received occasional… Read more“Map Monday, Africa without European Imperialism”
Map Monday, Which European language is easiest to learn?
Which European language is easiest to learn for native English speakers? Some of you might ask is the question even relevant? After all, isn’t English the common language of the Internet, entertainment, education, and business? I suppose an argument could be made that English currently dominates many areas of business… Read more“Map Monday, Which European language is easiest to learn?”