by Colin Woodard | September 15, 2012 | Politics & Social Sciences
• A New Republic Best Book of the Year
• _The Globalist_Top Books of the Year
• Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction •
Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who in this presidential election year, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America.
According to award-winning j...
• A New Republic Best Book of the Year
• _The Globalist_Top Books of the Year
• Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction •
Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who in this presidential election year, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America.
According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, each with its own unique historical roots. In American Nations he takes readers on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, offering a revolutionary and revelatory take on American identity, and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and continue to mold our future. From the Deep South to the Far West, to Yankeedom to El Norte, Woodard (author of American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good) reveals how each region continues to uphold its distinguishing ideals and identities today, with results that can be seen in the composition of the U.S. Congress or on the county-by-county election maps of any hotly contested election in our history.
ISBN #
9780143122029
Page count
384 pages
Publication Date
September 15, 2012
Publisher
Penguin Books
Category
Non-Fiction
Genre
Amazon Star Rating
4.6
Amazon Ratings Count
2,654 ratings
Amazon Last Rating Data Date
August 18, 2021
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