Sophia C. reviewed American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America on + 289 more book reviews
The map on the cover was what drove me to this volume of alternative American history in an independent bookstore in St Louis. Having recently moved from one time zone to another, the idea that America is broken up into distinct regional cultures that do not necessarily correspond to state borders didn't come as a surprise. This book provides an interesting lens through which to view the development of the United States and the current political climate. In the latter part of the book the more objective historian voice gives way to opinionated analysis of the values of the essentially "blue" and "red" allied nations and how they vie for control of the country.
