"As Idaho's State Historian, the question author Keith C. Petersen heard most was, "How did Idaho get such a strange shape?" In this book, he answers that popular inquiry, breaking the state's intriguing border story into six sections covering the fascinating events and people involved in creating the peculiar borders-boundaries that have held enormous influence on much of Idaho's political, economic, and cultural history"-- Provided by publisher

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Student Special Rectangles on the Land 1819: The Southern Border: Nevada and Utah Border Story: Franklin 1846: The Northern Border: Canada Border Story: War 1859: The Southwestern Border: Oregon Border Story: Greater Idaho 1863: The Northwestern Border: Washington Border Story: Survey 1864: The Northeastern Border: Montana Border Story: Big Hole 1868: The Southeastern Border: Wyoming Border Story: Lawless Connections Epilogue: Walking Idaho's Borders