American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America• 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. |
Contents
Founding El Norte | 23 |
Founding New France | 34 |
Founding Tidewater | 44 |
Founding Yankeedom | 57 |
Founding New Netherland | 65 |
The Colonies First Revolt | 73 |
Founding the Deep South | 82 |
Founding the Midlands | 92 |
Founding the Left Coast | 216 |
War for the West | 224 |
1878 to 2010 | 241 |
Founding the Far West | 243 |
Immigration and Identity | 254 |
Gods and Missions | 263 |
Culture Clash | 274 |
War Empire and the Military | 285 |
Founding Greater Appalachia | 101 |
A Common Struggle | 115 |
Six Wars of Liberation | 127 |
Independence or Revolution? | 141 |
Nations in the North | 150 |
First Secessionists | 157 |
1816 to 1877 | 171 |
Yankeedom Spreads West | 173 |
The Midlands Spread West | 183 |
Appalachia Spreads West | 189 |
The Deep South Spreads West | 200 |
Conquering El Norte | 208 |
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