American Nations
Colin Woodard
Non-Fiction / History
American Nations
by Colin Woodard
—· 358 p
Maine Literary Awardreflectivephilosophical
Overview
About
• A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who during presidential elections, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America—by the bestselling author of Nations Apart According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nati…
Pages
358
Penguin
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Historical Insight10
Political Relevance10
Worldbuilding8
Narration8
Prose7
Pacing7
Emotional depth5
Plot twists3
My journey
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