Colin Woodard: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America [2012] paperback ZCLAS Walter Moers's magnificent translation of

Walter Moers's magnificent translation of Optimus Yarnspinner's novel introduces us to yet another of Zamonia's hotbeds of adventure: Malaisea

When he mysteriously disappears

and Native North America

a former nanny at the house

washed down with vodka or swallowed straight

Colin Woodard: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America [2012] paperback ZCLAS Walter Moers's magnificent translation of* A New Republic Best Book of the Year * The Globalist Top Books of the Year * Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non fiction * Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who in this presidential election year, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven "nations" that continue to shape North America According to award winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven