As the United States marked its 243rd birthday this year, its citizens would be forgiven for worrying that the union might not reach its 250th.
Colin Woodard
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Colin Woodard.
Colin Woodard is the author of American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America and American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good. His sixth book is on the 19th century struggle to create a story of U.S. nationhood and is forthcoming from Viking in 2020.