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Maphead
Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
By Jennings, Ken
- ISBN
- 978-1-43916-717-5
- Publisher
- Scribner
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Reviewed on June 15, 2011
In 2004 Jennings won $2.52 million on Jeopardy!, which he chronicled in Brainiac. Now, in this witty and fast-paced narrative, he reveals himself as a "maphead," a cartophile who, as a child, took his atlas to bed with him. In exploring America's relationship to maps and geography, he introduces us to the geography and map division of the Library of Congress. We enter the world of international antique map dealers by attending the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
