Shaping Our Nation: How Surges of Migration Transformed America and Its Politics [2013].

Population origins make a difference. Shaping Our Nations by Michael Barone tells the story of several mass migrations and imigrations that have happened in the United States since the 1600s and a few that surprisingly did not happen. His research is broad and his data is compelling; it explains the demographic composition of contemporary America and why regional politics are what they are. Planning for small cities and towns can benefit from appreciating the national origin of long-time residents and the town’s history of settlement and settlers.

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