This morning I was doing a bit of light reading and “Google map traveling” to follow up after our recent trip to Morocco. Mostly I was reading about the history of the African Maghreb, French colonialism and some geographic details about the countries that border Morocco—including the disputes about the Western Sahara. Imagine my surprise when, while reading about French Algeria, I came across an article that circled back to the Midwestern, United States—to the small town of Elkader, Iowa. Apparently […]

Categories: Cosmopolitanism, Geography, Mythologies • Tags: Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri, Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algeria, Elkader, Google Maps, Iowa, Karal Ann Marling, pioneer, The Colossus of Roads