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Greetings to all. I am new to the site. I am a native Floridian, currently living in Fort Lauderdale, but like many others, have become intollerant of the uncomfortably long and humid summers. My wife and I are researching potential places for relocation in 2-3 years, and I'm sure I'll post several questions in the future.
My first question, however, is about a book: "The Nine Nations of North America", by Joel Garreau. I was wondering if anyone else on the board has read or heard of the book, which was published in the early 1980's. It describes the US as actually being divided into 9 distinct regions with shared culture and history, ignoring both the state borders as well as the commonly referenced regions (i.e., northeast, south, midwest, west). It is a fascinating book for geography/metropolitan study buffs such as myself, which is mostly as accurate today as when it was published. Unfortunately it is not longer in print, but easily found at most libraries.
I haven't heard of it but I think the assessment is right. I've traveled all over the US, many times, and the differences can be profound. Sounds like a good read, I'll see if I can find it.
Greetings to all. I am new to the site. I am a native Floridian, currently living in Fort Lauderdale, but like many others, have become intollerant of the uncomfortably long and humid summers. My wife and I are researching potential places for relocation in 2-3 years, and I'm sure I'll post several questions in the future.
My first question, however, is about a book: "The Nine Nations of North America", by Joel Garreau. I was wondering if anyone else on the board has read or heard of the book, which was published in the early 1980's. It describes the US as actually being divided into 9 distinct regions with shared culture and history, ignoring both the state borders as well as the commonly referenced regions (i.e., northeast, south, midwest, west). It is a fascinating book for geography/metropolitan study buffs such as myself, which is mostly as accurate today as when it was published. Unfortunately it is not longer in print, but easily found at most libraries.
Greetings to all. I am new to the site. I am a native Floridian, currently living in Fort Lauderdale, but like many others, have become intollerant of the uncomfortably long and humid summers. My wife and I are researching potential places for relocation in 2-3 years, and I'm sure I'll post several questions in the future.
My first question, however, is about a book: "The Nine Nations of North America", by Joel Garreau. I was wondering if anyone else on the board has read or heard of the book, which was published in the early 1980's. It describes the US as actually being divided into 9 distinct regions with shared culture and history, ignoring both the state borders as well as the commonly referenced regions (i.e., northeast, south, midwest, west). It is a fascinating book for geography/metropolitan study buffs such as myself, which is mostly as accurate today as when it was published. Unfortunately it is not longer in print, but easily found at most libraries.
I read it when it was new, and it was spot on then. Been a lot of years since, and a lot of it isn't relevant anymore. It's still a good book as long as you keep in mind it's contemporary setting.
One of the things I found fascinating was the way the various journalists involved followed the current trends, and when they asked editors for more articles, etc, about them, it turned out they weren't following so much as they were anticipating.
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