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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America is an American non-fiction book written by Colin Woodard and published in 2011. Woodard proposes a framework for examining American history and current events based on a view of the country as a federation of eleven nations, each defined by a shared culture established by each nation's founding population.
Colin Strohn Woodard (born December 3, 1968 [1]) is an American journalist and writer known for his books American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (2011), The Republic of Pirates (2007), and The Lobster Coast (2004), a cultural and environmental history of coastal Maine.
Woodard, Colin. American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America. New York: Viking, 2011. Wyatt-Brown, Bertram. Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.
Colin Woodard: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures in North America. 2011. ISBN 978-0143122029 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tidewater (region) .
Clearfield County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission, [11] and it is identified as part of the "Midlands" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America. [12] The mountainous terrain of the county made traffic difficult for early settlers.
Floyd County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission, [14] and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America. [15] The county seat, the town of Floyd, is 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Roanoke on US 221.
Today, Gen. Colin Powell and his wife, Alma, penned a letter to the nation titled, "Our Cause: A Letter to America" in celebration of America's Promise Alliance's 20th anniversary.
Fulton County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission, [7] and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America. [8]