The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd-Used Isabel Banta she can’t know that her

she can’t know that her actions will have ramifications for generations to come

He's asking for the unthinkable

considering the wedding I was at

In the fall of 1962

Propulsive and lushly written

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd-Used Isabel Banta she can’t know that herWhat is the purpose of a map? Nell Youngs whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the field and Nells personal hero. But she hasnt seen or spoken to him ever since he cruelly fired her and destroyed her reputation after an argument over an old, cheap gas station highway map. But when Dr. Young is found dead in his office at the New York Public Library, with the very same seemingly worthless map