[Carolina]

Good morning, daisy! Great idea for today's thread.

I'm a history nut so Albion's Seed by David Hackett Fischer is my current read. It's been around for awhile, but have now just gotten around to reading it.

It deals with American cultural history and the four great waves of English immigrants, where they settled, how their folkways differed in religion and culture, and how the folkways evolved into the distinct American regional differences.

• The first wave involved the Puritans from the east of England to Massachusetts
• The second wave was the Royal elitists and servants from the south of England to Virginia
• The third wave was the "Friends" migration, or the Quakers, from the Northern Midlands and Wales to the Delaware Valley
• And the fourth wave was the Scots-Irish to the American backcountry (Appalachia)

It is a fascinating read, and though it is a tome (900 pages), Hackett Fischer writes in an engaging way. I can't wait to see how these folkways have defined the political landscape.

[daisyscarlett]

I have heard of Albion's Seed but have never tackled it...Thanks for the review of it....