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Re:Nine Nations of North America 30 years Later by VLM on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @04:58PM (#8104982)
I thought it was a pun on the Saudi Arabia Empty Quarter which had the richest oil fields in the world. For example Ghawar field used to pump quite a bit of oil, although mostly water now. May have heard of Sheyba field, another important field.

I like Thesiger's travelogues about the empty quarter.

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Re:Nine Nations of North America 30 years Later by s_q_b on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @05:36PM (#8105169)
If so, that's a brilliant pun. This book's been added to my reading list.
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