Mary Rohrer DexterNov 17, 2022
Currently wading my way through this book which is excellent back ground for United States #genealogy . It isn’t a light read but gives a depth of perception. It isn’t a new book. Have the rest of you read it? #Geneadons https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/albions-seed-david-h-fischer/1100542382
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America / Edition 1|Paperback

This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of...

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I reread it every few years. The first two sections are the best. If you like it, I recommend following it with American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard

To counter the white-centric bias in both, I recommend also reading some of the People's History books like An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz.

#Genealogy #CulturalOrigins #CulturalBias

Nov 17, 2022 at 8:23pmWeb
Show threadMary Rohrer DexterNov 17, 2022
@HaplogroupNews thank you for the recommendations!