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Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America’s Imperfect Union
Maybe someday
45
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
37/100Critics
53/100Scholars
Author:
Richard Kreitner
Publisher:
Little, Brown & Co
Date:
August 18, 2020
Revealing the power and persistence of disunion movements in every era and region, a journalist explores the fallacy embedded in the name "United States": From its colonial beginnings to the Civil War to today, America has nearly fallen apart many times amid tensions with seceding factions.
What The Reviewers Say
... engaging and enlightening.
... a compelling narrative on the politics of secession in American history.
... this book reminds us of the important roles compromise and contention have played in American history.
At times it feels like we’re in an AP U.S. history class, but Kreitner makes these episodes new and interesting by reinterpreting them to fit his broader disunion thesis.
