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A quest to rediscover America?s other border?the fascinating but little-known northern one.America?s northern border is the world?s longest international boundary, yet it remains obscure even to Americans. The northern border was America?s primary border for centuries?much of the early history of the United States took place there?and to the tens of millions who live and work near the line, the region even has its own name: the northland.Travel writer Porter Fox spent three years exploring 4,000 miles of the border between Maine and Washington, traveling by canoe, freighter, car, and foot. In Northland, he blends a deeply reported and beautifully written story of the region?s history with a riveting account of his travels. Setting out from the easternmost point in the mainland United States, Fox follows explorer Samuel de Champlain?s adventures across the Northeast; recounts the rise and fall of the timber, iron, and rail industries; crosses the Great Lakes on a freighter; tracks
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