Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 Origins: 1590 to 1769 1
Chapter 1 Founding El Norte 23
Chapter 2 Founding New France 34
Chapter 3 Founding Tidewater 44
Chapter 4 Founding Yankeedom 57
Chapter 5 Founding New Netherland 65
Chapter 6 The Colonies' First Revolt 73
Chapter 7 Founding the Deep South 82
Chapter 8 Founding the Midlands 92
Chapter 9 Founding Greater Appalachia 101
Part 2 Unlikely Allies: 1770 to 1815
Chapter 10 A Common Struggle 115
Chapter 11 Six Wars of Liberation 127
Chapter 12 Independence or Revolution? 141
Chapter 13 Nations in the North 150
Chapter 14 First Secessionists 157
Part 3 Wars for the West: 1816 to 1877
Chapter 15 Yankeedom Spreads West 173
Chapter 16 The Midlands Spread West 183
Chapter 17 Appalacia Spreads West 189
Chapter 18 The Deep South Spreads West 200
Chapter 19 Conquering El Norte 208
Chapter 20 Founding the Left Coast 216
Chapter 21 War for the West 224
Part 4 Culture Wars: 1878 to 2010
Chapter 22 Founding the Far West 243
Chapter 23 Immigration and Identity 254
Chapter 24 Gods and Missions 263
Chapter 25 Culture Clash 274
Chapter 26 War, Empire, and the Military 285
Chapter 27 The Struggle for Power I: The Blue Nations 295
Chapter 28 The Struggle for Power II: The Red and the Purple 302
Epilogue 314
Acknowledgements and Suggested Reading 323
Notes 327
Index 355