American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
- ISBN-10
- 0670022969
- ISBN-13
- 9780670022960
- Series
- American Nations
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 371
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Colin Woodard
Description
A history of North America's 11 rival cultural regions challenges popular perceptions about the red state-blue state conflict, tracing lingering tensions stemming from disparate intranational values that have shaped every major event in history. By the author of Ocean's End. 25,000 first printing.
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- 400 pages
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