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Part 1: “Origins, 1590 to 1769”

Introduction-Part 1

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Part 2: “Unlikely Allies: 1770 to 1815”

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Part 3: “Wars for the West: 1816 to 1877”

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Part 4: “Culture Wars: 1878 to 2010”

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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America