Years ago, famed historian E.H. Carr made an apt point that one cannot separate the historian from history and that what we see in history books is not necessarily pure fact–it has been made and presented as such due to the judgments of a very fallible and selective person. All of this is to say that when it comes to getting to the reasons why the United States looks the way it does today, “truth”–if we can find it–is quite hard to come by.
For every historian who disputes the reasons why a certain war broke out or how a particular president’s decision changed the fate of America, there’s a map which lays hard data bare and allows for the viewer’s own interpretation. Maps aren’t as immediately exciting as a good story, which is why we tend to overlook them when trying to understand our present. We’d like to change that. Without further ado, here are thirty-three fascinating maps that explain the United States…
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we’ve got good agents. =)
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the priorities of our values would make me redirect the focus of my attention in outreach a bit — interesting. very interesting.
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University of New Mexico’s philosophy: Invest in head coaches – see examples @ http://www.abqjournal.com/611134/sports/unm-believes-athletics-is-a-coachdriven-business-pays-accordingly.html (New Mexico has the second-highest poverty rate in the U.S.)
University of New Mexico Athletics, the UNM Foundation and the Lobo Club announced Tuesday that the department raised a record $14,755,768 for the 2014-15 fiscal year, shattering the record of $14,050,000 from 2007-08. http://www.abqjournal.com/615971/sports/unm-announces-record-14-8m-in-athletic-fund-raising.html