American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0067LZX80 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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"First two-thirds are excellent and well-balanced, the last third sadly not so" according to Luke T. Evans. I highly recommend this book, but I'm submitting a three-star review based on the book's very weak and undisciplined finish. I thought the first two-thirds of the book provided a well-documented and well-thought-out presentation of America's regional differences and the history behind those differences. It was truly enlightening, even for an historian like myself. When writing the last third, however, the author clearly lost his objective discipline. Whereas the first two-thirds were well. "Decent thesis that plays out pretty well. Then the author gets lazy" according to Erich Keithly. Decent thesis that plays out pretty well. Then the author gets lazy, and we magically jump 100 years into the future. A lot happens in that jump and it's handled with broad brush strokes that somehow tries to illustrate how the south turned red and the north went blue in only 10 pages.The main problem is the author has a interesting thesis and tries to re-envision history through that lens using the historical evidence that fits his reinterpretation and synthesis of history. I noticed a f. "Immensely Educational Book for about Immensely Educational Book for about 3/Immensely Educational Book for about 3/4 of the Pages and Then Loses Its Way and Ends in Unbalanced Diatribe David Olson I agree with the reviews by those who say this started out as a really interesting book that was almost ruined in the last few chapters. The book was fascinating and taught me many things that I did not know at all about the history of immigration patterns and cultural diffusion in the U.S. It made a compelling case for the spread and enduring influence of the cultures of Yankeedom, the Midlands, and Appalachia. The treatment of Tidewater and the Deep South was also educational and intere. of the Pages and Then Loses Its Way and Ends in Unbalanced Diatribe I agree with the reviews by those who say this started out as a really interesting book that was almost ruined in the last few chapters. The book was fascinating and taught me many things that I did not know at all about the history of immigration patterns and cultural diffusion in the U.S. It made a compelling case for the spread and enduring influence of the cultures of Yankeedom, the Midlands, and Appalachia. The treatment of Tidewater and the Deep South was also educational and intere. /Immensely Educational Book for about 3/4 of the Pages and Then Loses Its Way and Ends in Unbalanced Diatribe David Olson I agree with the reviews by those who say this started out as a really interesting book that was almost ruined in the last few chapters. The book was fascinating and taught me many things that I did not know at all about the history of immigration patterns and cultural diffusion in the U.S. It made a compelling case for the spread and enduring influence of the cultures of Yankeedom, the Midlands, and Appalachia. The treatment of Tidewater and the Deep South was also educational and intere. of the Pages and Then Loses Its Way and Ends in Unbalanced Diatribe" according to David Olson. I agree with the reviews by those who say this started out as a really interesting book that was almost ruined in the last few chapters. The book was fascinating and taught me many things that I did not know at all about the history of immigration patterns and cultural diffusion in the U.S. It made a compelling case for the spread and enduring influence of the cultures of Yankeedom, the Midlands, and Appalachia. The treatment of Tidewater and the Deep South was also educational and intere
An illuminating history of North America's 11 rival cultural regions that explodes the red state/blue state myth. American Nations is a revolutionary and revelatory take on America's myriad identities and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and are molding our future.. He illustrates and explains why "American" values vary sharply from one region to another. Subsequent immigrants didn't confront or assimilate into an "American" or "Canadian" culture, but rather into one of the 11 distinct regional ones that spread over the continent, each staking out mutually exclusive territory. Woodard reveals how intranational differences have played a pivotal role at every point in the continent's history, from the American Revolution and the Civil War to the tumultuous sixties and the "blue county/red county" m