Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a Cultural History) by David Hackett Fischer Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a Cultural History)
Book Review: Encapsulates in a good read the development of our country.
Summary: 5 Stars
This fascinating view of the development of British North America, covers all facets of life beginning in the early 1600's in Massachusetts, Virginia, Delaware and the Backcountry. Settlers came to the New World bringing with them who they were and how they lived in their place of origination as foundation for life in the New World. The author has encapsulated his research in a good read. Drawings, maps and tables enhance the research and conclusions and make this an invaluable resource for the student of cultural and anthropological origins in the early development of British North America. A "window and door opener" for genealogical reseach. A must for one's library.Book Review: An insight into how things came to be ... genealogy must
Summary: 5 Stars
I found the book to be one of the most informative books that I have read on the forming of America.Book Review: It tells us who we are
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the most important book on American sociology since DeTocqueville. Identifying four strains of early American culture, it shows how these competing cultures have shaped the United States and continue to define us today. Why did American feminists conclude that President Clinton did indeed rape Juanita Broadrick, but that his behavior was acceptable? It may have less to do with politics and more to do with the fact that in early Virginia society, men were expected to be sexual predators. How can mutli-cultural America avoid fragmentation? See how early Pennsylvania society created institutions which allowed various cultures to flourish under one authority. Covering everything from cuisine to politics, from speech patterns to architecture, Mr. Fischer, America's most important historian, gives us a better understanding of the present and the future.Book Review: will change the way you see America
Summary: 5 Stars
A mind-altering book. Albion's seed will make you understand our nation in new ways. Read it and make sense of the gun control, urban violence, and public education. The Quaker section is not as strong as the other tow. But the take on Yankees and Scots-Irish will change the way you undeerstand the world.Book Review: Best book on Colonial America, period!
Summary: 5 Stars
A fantastic analysis and synthesis of why we are irretrievably British. I understand my parents attitudes, speech and culture so much better after reading it. My West VA mother actually speaks like he describes. My clansman descended father speaks, acts--IS just like he describes. It has been indispensible in my family history research. So many of my family`s traits and customs are explained as cultural and not just family quirks. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I will eagerly await further works by Fisher