A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders - Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps

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Every border tells a surprising story in this “novel and fascinating” (Bill Bryson) history that will change the way you understand the world

“By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once.”—Gideon Defoe, The Atlas of Extinct Countries