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 <i>American Nations</i> 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.
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ISBN:9780143122029 (pbk.)
Physical Description:print viii, 371 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher:New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2012, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-353) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Origins: 1590 to 1769 -- Unlikely allies: 1770 to 1815 -- Wars for the west: 1816 to 1877 -- Culture wars: 1878 to 2010.
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