How the States Got Their Shapes (2011) | Full Cast

David Konschnik

DIRECTOR

Amber Engelmann

DIRECTOR

Laura Casey

DIRECTOR

Rick Velleu

DIRECTOR

Brian Unger

Self - Host

H.W. Brands

Self - University of Texas at Austin

Mark Stein

Self - Author, How the States Got Their Shapes

Seth Stein

Self - Northwestern University

George Wunderlich

Self - National Museum of Civil War Medicine

Robert Rosen

Self - Author, A Short History of Charleston

Richard Stewart

Self - Bureau of Reclamation

Peter Merlin

Self - Aerospace Historian

Bart Crattie

Self - Land Surveyor

Travis Wallbaum

Self - Fisherman

Tom Lowe

Self - Bannack State Park

Chonda Pierce

Self - Christian Comedian

Jennifer Stefano

Self - Tea Party Activist

Ted Gambordella

Self - Republican Father

Ricky Gonzalez

Self - U.S. Citizen

Sonya Race

Self - Mother

Iris Gosling

Self - Hatfield Descendant

David Struthers

Self - Pig Farmer

Rhettman Mullis

Self - Bigfoot Expert

Doug Jones

Self - Civil War Re-enacctor

Doug Walker

Self - Self-Proclaimed Hillbilly

Larry Wahrenbrock

Self - Mountaineer & Reennactor

Kevin F. Kern

Self - University of Akron

Harry Geisinger

Self - Georgia House of Representatives

Claudia East

Self - Author, Yreka: The First 80 Years

Kerry Altenbernd

Self - Black Jack Battlefield

Keith Milam

Self - University of Ohio

Walt Wolfram

Self - North Carolina State University

D. Muenster

Self - Furs & Clothing of Distinction

Keith Lowell Jensen

Self - Atheist Comedian

Mike Stout

Self - Former Union Steel Worker

Wayne Humphreys

Self - Corn Farmer

Danielle Terry

Self - Apprentice Gunsmith

Jay Reimer

Self - Self-Proclaimed Redneck

Steve Kim

Self - Exotic Dancer

Shane Copland

Self - Canadian Citizen

Pearl Prihoda

Self - Bigfoot Expert

Teddy Gambordella

Self - Democratic Son

Betty Howard

Self - McCoy Descendant

Eric Martinez

Self - Civil War Re-enacctor

Colin Woodard

Self - Author, The Lobster Coast

Tim Brumm

Self - Heritage Hill State Historical Park

Scott Teodorski

Self - National Park Service

Joseph Sawick Jr.

Self - Suffolk County Comptroller

Cammy Montoya

Self - Department of the Army. White Sands Missile Range

Chuck Magerl

Self - Free State Brewery

Chuck Miller

Self - Distillery Owner

Rick Wilberschied

Self - Fur & Wildlife Trapper

Paige Tiller

Self - West Virginia High School Student

Tony Schiano

Self - Brooklyn New York Resident

Kathleen Brandt

Self - Genealogist

Stacey Kane

Self - Vice President of Marketing, California Tortilla Group

Gloria Minella

Self - Doctor of Internal Medicine

Ken Hall

Self - Bartender

Chris Ralph

Self - Gold Prospector

Jonathan Edmiston

Self - UFO Skeptic

Jim Hughes

Self - Pastor

Cesidio Tallini

Self - Self Proclaimed Governor, Independent Long Island

Rhonda Brophy

Self - Owner, Red Moose Gift Gallery

Robert Marvinney

Self - Director & State Geologist, Maine Geological Survey

Chris Hirvela

Self - Heritage Hill State Historical Park

Rick Celata

Self - KT Ordnance

Don Faber

Self - Author, The Toledo War

Moses Smucker

Self - Owner, Smucker's Quality Meats

Bob Phillips

Self - President, California Tortilla Group

Eli Huddle

Self - McCoy Descendant

Laurie Rice

Self - Rabbi

Mark Stevenson

Self - Boat Captain

Ray Harkins

Self - Straightedger

Paul Miller

Self - Union Electrician

Ben Ralph

Self - Gold Prospector

Louise Van Ersvelde

Self - Brooklyn Iowa Resident

Angie Rodesky

Self - Genealogist

James Clarkson

Self - UFO Investigator

Wayne Anderson

Self - Sheriff Sullivan County

Michael Paras

Self - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

Jimmy Wolford

Self - McCoy Descendant

John A. Ricker

Self - Poland Spring Preservation Society

Sam Chwat

Self - Director, Sam Chwat Speech Center

Jennifer Brunner

Self - Former Ohio Secretary of State

Ed Peden

Self - Missile Base Homeowner

Chuck Harris

Self - Curator, Ambajejus Boom House

Parker Glenn

Self - Abstinence Advocate

Allyson Rameker

Self - Real Estate Developer

Juanita Limas

Self - Iowa Resident

Jerry Akers

Self - Hatfield Re-enactor

Soxman

Self - White Sox Fan

Tom Russell

Self - Lawyer

Tucker Cholvin

Self - College Democrat, Georgetown

Sarah Trojniak

Self - Meteorologist

Rob Greer

Self - Traditional Minister

Morgan Lucas

Self - Drag Racer

Eric Pope

Self - Zombie Fan

Donna Street

Self - Dade County Resident

Wayne Monk

Self - Lexington Barbecue

Michael B. Coleman

Self - Mayor of Columbus

Sean Kelley

Self - Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

Jack Strejc

Self - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

Sonya Hatfield-Hall

Self - Hatfield Descendant

Johanna Chapman

Self - Atlanta Accent Management LLC

Lee Watford

Self - Williamson Cattle Company

Dave Repasky

Self - Oilman

Johnny Menicini

Self - Line Cook

Doyle Van Meter

Self - McCoy Re-enactor

Brian Mills

Self - Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel

Paul Banks

Self - Cubs Fan

Patrick Bigbie

Self - Meteorologist

Amelia Wolf

Self - College Republican, George Washington University

Cindy Faulkner

Self - Adult Products Specialist

Victor Moray

Self - Vampire Fan

Nancy Timbs

Self - Iowa Resident

Victor Rameker

Self - Real Estate Developer

Brandon Burnstein

Self - Drag Racer

Dave Carnie

Self - Former Editor-in-Chief, Big Brother Magazine

Barbara Zolli

Self - Director, Drake Well Museum

Allen Townsend

Self - Dade County Resident

Michael Webber

Self - University of Texas as Austin

Dana Ste. Claire

Self - Author, Cracker: The Cracker Culture in Florida History

Kevin Wood

Self - Student, BYU

Elizabeth Giusti

Self - Casino Waitress

Harold Crook

Self - General Manager, Lonesome Pine Raceway

Tim Hugo

Self - Virginia Republican Assemblyman

David Thompson

Self - Ttweak, LLC.

Doyle Connor Jr.

Self - Fifth Generation Cracker Cowman

Rick Tallini

Self - Otto Cupler Torpedo Company

Peter Anderson

Self - Secretary General, The Conch Republic

W. Paul Reeve

Self - University of Utah

Gail Kaiser

Self - Lake Mead Marina

Larry Meister

Self - Cab Driver

Vaughn Edelson

Self - Urban Explorer

Gary Chilcote

Self - Director, Patee House Museum

Sara Smith

Self - Casino Waitress

Scott Surovell

Self - Virginia Deomocratic Assemblyman

C.R. Gibbs

Self - Historian of the African Diaspora

Frederick Salvucci

Self - Former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation

Stan Cox

Self - Author, Losing Our Cool

Randy Twaddle

Self - Ttweak, LLC.

Dennis Wardlow

Self - Former Mayor, Key West

Jim Ogle

Self - General Manager, WIBW-TV

Terri Sewell

Self - Representative, Alabama

Tim Kegerman

Self - River Guide

Tim Tran

Self - Homeowner

Neal Gamm

Self - Forgottonia Governor

Peter Markantonis

Self - Owner, West Alabama Ice House

Mike Panetta

Self - Shadow Representative, D.C.

Michael Scott

Self - Reed Gold Mine

John Fullilove

Self - Smitty's Market

Sharon Robinson

Self - Reed Gold Mine

Marty Aas

Self - Job Service North Dakota

Ardie Davis

Self - Kansas City Barbecue Society

Marty Rheault

Self - CEO, Intelligent Insites

Debbie Hafele

Self - North Dakota Resident

Aaron Hafele

Self - North Dakota Resident

Teresa Ferrie

Self - Job Service, North Dakota

Shannon Miller

Self

Lynn Roberts

Self

Sabin Lomac

Self

Sharon Broome

Self

Ethan Garber

Self

Robert Burke

Self

Vicki Green

Self

Rodney Messina

Self

Stephen Howard

Self

Vernon Bush

Self

Chamique Holdsclaw

Self

Colin Beavan

Self

Mark Ballard

Self

Cheryl Haworth

Self

John Russell

Self

Clyde Bennett

Outlaw

Chastity

Urban School Teacher

Pogo Conspiracy

Skater Punk

David

Country Veterinarian

Gretchen

Urban Farmer #1

Rick Jasper

Referee

Mickey Jenkins

Umpire

Keith

City Pest Control Specialist

Mary

Rural School Teacher

Montana

Urban Farmer #2

Pat Neff

Sheriff

Rachel

Rural Farmer #2

Walter Steele

Deputy

Tom

Rural Farmer #1

Dana Jay Bein

Self(uncredited)

Tess Barker

Self - Contestant(uncredited)

Jeff Klinger

Self - Contestant(uncredited)