author of American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America. An earlier book, The Republic of Pirates,
is the basis of the forthcoming NBC drama Crossbones.
I don't entirely agree with where he makes the contrast between Chesapeake and Deep South, but he's still right.
This is demographic history, now a foundation tool for researching any history, it seems (it even matters when assessing armies -- from where do the rank-and-file come? who are they? who are the officers?). It certainly is for the study of slavery. El V was at many panels about these matters the last three days at the Demographic Conference at Michigan State University.
In Woodward's article he's employing demographics to explore the historical frequency of gun violence in various sections of the U.S.
In any case, this article is an excellent illustration of the truth which is chronology and geography are the twin pillars on which history is built.
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