An Atlas of Extinct Countries

An Atlas of Extinct Countries

Prisoners of Geography meets Bill Bryson: a funny, fascinating, beautifully illustrated – and timely – history of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no longer exist.

Countries die.…

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