This is the most incredible map of America I’ve ever seen. A literary map of the United States showing where the most famous American novels take place, along with their authors and the years they were published. Make sure to load in 4K!
“The suffering of those slaves who created the tales will be redeemed (to a degree at least) if you receive their offering and make it a part of your life”
- Julius Lester
This stems from an archaic concept that all residents of a county should be able to reach the County Seat and return home within 1 day on horseback.
Hence why county density is WAY higher in the eastern half of the US
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race on Wednesday after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction. Here’s what one voter said about how she connected with Colom’s historic win.