Miniter, a seasoned journalist and author, delves into the underlying factors contributing to national division and the erosion of public trust in institutions. I really like how he lays out how the first four main groups from Britain, each with a different political and religious bent, also Scots, Welsh and Irish created a template that is still visible in old families and regional accents. This is how I was taught history through my mom and her family who were early settlers arriving before the original 13 colonies were established (during).