Title American nations : a history of the eleven rival regional cultures of North America / Colin Woodward

Published New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2012 New York : Penguin Books, 2012 ©2012

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Description 371 p. : maps ; 22 cm Contents Part 1. Origins: 1590 to 1769. Founding El Norte -- Founding New France -- Founding Tidewater -- Founding Yankeedom -- Founding New Netherland -- The colonies' first revolt -- Founding the deep south -- Founding the midlands -- Founding greater Appalachia -- Part 2. Unlikely allies: 1770 to 1815. A common struggle -- Six wars of liberation -- Independence or revolution? -- Nations in the north -- First secessionists -- Part 3. Wars for the west: 1816 to 1877. Yankeedom spreads west -- The midlands spread west -- Appalachia spreads west -- The deep south spreads west -- Conquering El Norte -- Founding the left coast -- War for the west -- Part 4. Culture wars: 1878 to 2010. Founding the far west -- Immigration and identity -- Gods and missions -- Culture clash -- War, empire, and the military -- The struggle for power I: the blue nations -- The struggle for power II: the red and the purple -- Epilogue Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-353) and index Subject North American -- Race relations Regionalism -- North America -- History Cultural pluralism -- United States Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans Whites -- North America -- Relations with Indians Blacks -- North America -- Relations with Indians SUBJECT North America -- Ethnic relations North America -- Discovery and exploration ISBN 0143122029 : 9780143122029 :

Other Titles History of the eleven rival regional cultures of North America

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