A review by jcovey
American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good by Colin Woodard

4.0

Phenomenal when it delves into history from the 30s to the present. Since this period is covered swiftly in American Nations and not at all in Union, and his lens on history cuts with customary incisiveness. Slightly weakened by the rest of the book being a cribnotes of American Nations and prelude to Union, before concluding with a call to reasonableness that while certainly correct seems overwhelmingly optimistic.