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The Pirate's Republic of Nassau, PART TWO

The Pirate Republic of Nassau begins to fall when King George I offers a pardon to any pirate willing to surrender. Benjamin Hornigold accepts the deal. Charles Vane refuses, sets a captured ship on fire, and uses it to escape the British fleet. Part two follows Woodes Rogers as he takes Nassau bac…

The Pirate's Republic of Nassau, PART ONE

The Pirate Republic of Nassau rose in the early 1700s after thousands of privateers were left without work at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. With no strong government, a defensible harbor, and wealthy Atlantic shipping lanes nearby, Nassau became the most important pirate stronghold …

The Same Two Sides Have Been Fighting Since 1642: American Nations Part 2

Part 2 of our American Nations deep dive and this is where the book really opens up. We pick up right after independence and just keep going, all the way through the Civil War, the closing of the frontier, and straight into why the map still looks like this today. Turns out the Revolutionary War w…

The Same Two Sides Have Been Fighting Since 1642: American Nations Part 2

Part 2 of our American Nations deep dive and this is where the book really opens up. We pick up right after independence and just keep going, all the way through the Civil War, the closing of the frontier, and straight into why the map still looks like this today. Turns out the Revolutionary War w…

Are America's divisions really about red versus blue?

Are America’s divides truly political — or is something else at work? In his book 'Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America,' historian and New York Times bestselling author Colin Woodard argues that today’s polarization can’t be explained by Democrat/Republican or urban/rura…

The Pirate Republic of Nassau, PART THREE

The Pirate Republic of Nassau reaches its end as Blackbeard is hunted down, Calico Jack Rackham returns to piracy with Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and Charles Vane loses everything. With Nassau under British control, the pirates no longer have a safe harbor, and the Golden Age of Piracy begins to col…

Colin Woodard’s “American Nations”

Major interviews Colin Woodard on his 2011 book “American Nations,” where he theorizes that there is not one America, but in fact, the U.S. map is shaped by 11 regional cultures that are in constant conflict with one another. “American Nations” is the first book in a trilogy where Woodard breaks do…

The US' current political fault lines have colonial roots

The British Empire wasn't the only colonial power in what is now the United States. Several competing colonization projects led by the Spanish, Dutch, French and others laid the foundations of American history. Their distinct patterns of settlement help explain many of the political divides that co…

Audiobook: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4712/Title: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America Author: Colin Woodard Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook …