American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America - Softcover

Woodard, Colin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143122029 ISBN 13: 9780143122029

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2012

· 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 this year's Trump versus Clinton presidential election.

About the Author:

Colin Woodard, an award-winning writer and journalist, is currently the state and national affairs writer at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram where he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting A longtime foreign correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, he has reported from more than fifty foreign countries and six continents. His work has appeared in dozens of publications, including The Economist, Smithsonian, The Washington Post, Politico, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Bloomberg View, and Washington Monthly. A graduate of Tufts University and the University of Chicago, he is the author of four other books including American Character and The Republic of Pirates.

Review:

Winner, 2012 Maine Literary Award for Non-Fiction.

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0143122029
• ISBN 13: 9780143122029
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400