How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states.

And we are also familiar with the idea that the United States is an “empire,” exercising power around the world.

But what about the actual territories—the islands, atolls, and archipelagos—this country has governed and inhabited?In How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr tells the fascinating story of the United States outside the United States.

In crackling, fast-paced prose, he reveals forgotten episodes that cast American history in a new light.