Elyse✨'s Reviews > Wildland: The Making of America's Fury

Americans have been fighting each other regionally and philosophically since 1776. I don't know if it's because I'm living in this current climate of hate but recent events seem especially bad compared to the past. I read this book trying to understand why this is happening now. I've been reading about the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump for a couple of years. I think this is the best book I've read on the subject so far. I'll probably be reading more books of this type. I'm not satisfied I've learned enough of the history leading up to this yet.

Democracy in Ancient Greece only lasted two centuries. The Ancient Roman republic almost 5 centuries. America's democracy/republic has now lasted 2-1/2 centuries. I wonder where we're headed?

I like the author's quasi hopeful quote he included in this book. It was said by Abraham Lincoln's secretary of state, William Seward describing the Civil War: "There was always just enough virtue in this republic to save it; sometimes none to spare."