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American Nations
by Colin Woodard
Eleven rival regional cultures of North America, Yankeedom to El Norte, and how they explain politics today. Accessible successor to Albion's Seed.
Read it if…
you want a map of America's cultural divisions.
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Skip it if…
you want academic rigor.
Try instead: The Radicalism of the American Revolution →
Three things you will actually use
- Eleven nations, one country.
- Coalitions shift by region.
- Culture drives politics.
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Find your region and read its chapter.
Our verdict
Eleven nations.
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