Topo: The Stories Behind the Maps

This entertaining book tells the fascinating stories -- sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant -- about the people who buy maps and the reasons they do so. Read about death by lightning, a bounty hunter, a newly minted Shaman, the history of the Denver Federal Center and more. If you think most maps are bought by hikers and hunters, you will be delighted to meet the rest of the peole who buy maps and the surprising stories behind their maps.