American Nations, American Union: Interview with Colin Woodard

<p>Few books have influenced my view of American history and politics more than Colin Woodard's <em>American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America</em>. We've been divided since the beginning, Woodard argues, and this has influenced every aspect of American history, not to mention its future. He has a new book coming out in May, <em>Union</em>, which expands this thesis further.</p><p>Get <em>American Nations</em> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Nations-History-Regional-Cultures/dp/0143122029/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_1/139-4809468-3137432?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0143122029&amp;pd_rd_r=3d0e02c0-2d32-46d7-a9fe-221ecd6f6e4d&amp;pd_rd_w=JRSox&amp;pd_rd_wg=oUUNJ&amp;pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&amp;pf_rd_r=WQPDTB0GCCD43VGQYYR3&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=WQPDTB0GCCD43VGQYYR3" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>And get Colin's new book, <em>Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood</em>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Union-Struggle-United-States-Nationhood/dp/0525560157" target="_blank">here</a>.<em> </em></p><p>Support us by supporting our sponsors!</p><p>Upstart - Go to&nbsp;<a href="http://upstart.com/tides" target="_blank">upstart.com/tides</a>&nbsp;today to find out how low your rate could be.</p><p>SimpliSafe - Get free shipping and a 60-day risk free trial at&nbsp;<a href="http://simplisafe.com/tides" target="_blank">simplisafe.com/tides</a>.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>