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Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border
Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border | Porter Fox
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stevesbookstuf1
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Part travelogue, part history, Northland is a book about the regions around the northern US border - from Maine all the way to Washington state. Porter Fox takes us along on a series of voyages - by canoe, by Great Lakes freighter, and by car across the north of the United States.

stevesbookstuf1 I enjoyed this book as someone who has called northern Michigan my home for the past seven years. I found Fox's journey by Great Lakes freighter journey fascinating. But unfortunately by traveling that way Fox missed the best of the Northland by skipping entirely the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 😕😯 (edited) 2y
stevesbookstuf1 As a fan of History the sections on the history of the border were the best part. The travelogue sections were well written, but missing some of the personal introspection and transformation that makes the best travel books so enjoyable.

Four Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Blueberry
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@MrBook maybe you should consider Minnesota 😉
#tatertots

AprilMae I can say that yes, yes we do do all those things 😂 5y
MrBook 😳😱😱😱😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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Currently reading.

erzascarletbookgasm Mystic River 👍 5y
Blueberry @erzascarletbookgasm I am reading it in the day and the other book at night so I don't have horrible dreams. 5y
ephemeralwaltz Mystic River was so good! 5y
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Lauram
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This book is making me anxious. I probably should give it 20 or so more pages before I officially bail, but there are so many books waiting to be read. I‘ll try again in a few months.

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Lauram
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I started this library book during the drive to the lake this morning with my dad. The tall ships have returned for a weekend visit.

Texreader Tall ships are amazing!! 5y
Crazeedi Beautiful!! 5y
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Hooked_on_books
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Part history, part travelogue, Northland will take you along the north border of the mainland US from Maine to Washington. I really feel like a both learned about and got a feel for each place described. I definitely recommend this one.

#ReadingUSA2019 #NorthDakota (also works for Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, and Washington)

Kaye Wow, you are on a roll and doing great. 👏🏽 5y
squirrelbrain Sounds interesting and I definitely need a North Dakota! 5y
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain An alternative can be 5y
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BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain That's what I am going to read for North Dakota. It is supposed to be very good. Then you can use this one for another of the northern states if you need to. I am thinking of Montana for my states 😁 5y
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB Another ND option (which I haven‘t read yet but have) is 5y
Librarybelle I love these types of books! 5y
Pamwurtzler Oh good, I need a North Dakota book! 5y
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RivendellMom
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partner Travel writer Porter Fox spent years travelling the 4000 mile border between the US and Canada. Spend some time reading about the only place in between us and Justin Trudeau.
#nonfiction @porterfox

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Booksnchill
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Finally getting to this ARC. Publishes in July- looks like a good travel adventure!

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#GoodreadsGiveawayWinner This nonfiction book chronicles Porter Fox‘s journey along the US/Canada border from Maine to Washington. this publishes in July 2018 from WWNorton.

Thndrstd This sounds awesome 7y
Booksnchill @Thndrstd yes- check out the full description on Goodreads- Fox has other deep exploration books and he does a good job!🚣🏼‍♀️ 7y
Smangela Woohoo! Yay to winning! :) 7y
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MuddyPuddle Oh, wow, I knew this guy and his family when he was a teenager in Maine. It's pretty cool to read his author bio on Goodreads and see where he's gone and what he's accomplished! 7y
Booksnchill @MuddyPuddle very cool to hear- this book sounded right up my alley and a very interesting subject. 7y
Christine11 Yay ! 🎉 7y
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