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Chapter Page
Introduction 1
Part 1 Origins: 1590 to 1769 1
Chapter 1 Founding El Norte 23
Chapter 2 Founding New France 34
Chapter 3 Founding Tidewater 44
Chapter 4 Founding Yankeedom 57
Chapter 5 Founding New Netherland 65
Chapter 6 The Colonies' First Revolt 73
Chapter 7 Founding the Deep South 82
Chapter 8 Founding the Midlands 92
Chapter 9 Founding Greater Appalachia 101
Part 2 Unlikely Allies: 1770 to 1815
Chapter 10 A Common Struggle 115
Chapter 11 Six Wars of Liberation 127
Chapter 12 Independence or Revolution? 141
Chapter 13 Nations in the North 150
Chapter 14 First Secessionists 157
Part 3 Wars for the West: 1816 to 1877
Chapter 15 Yankeedom Spreads West 173
Chapter 16 The Midlands Spread West 183
Chapter 17 Appalacia Spreads West 189
Chapter 18 The Deep South Spreads West 200
Chapter 19 Conquering El Norte 208
Chapter 20 Founding the Left Coast 216
Chapter 21 War for the West 224
Part 4 Culture Wars: 1878 to 2010
Chapter 22 Founding the Far West 243
Chapter 23 Immigration and Identity 254
Chapter 24 Gods and Missions 263
Chapter 25 Culture Clash 274
Chapter 26 War, Empire, and the Military 285
Chapter 27 The Struggle for Power I: The Blue Nations 295
Chapter 28 The Struggle for Power II: The Red and the Purple 302
Epilogue 314
Acknowledgements and Suggested Reading 323
Notes 327
Index 355

An endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven nations that continue to shape North America 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 American Nations 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 From the Deep South to the Far West to Yankeedom to El Norte Woodard reveals how each region continues to uphold its distinguishing ideals and identities today with results that can be seen in the composition of the U S Congress or on the county-by-county election maps of presidential elections