nytimes October 4, 2021 11:00pm Joe Klein Explains How the History of Four Centuries Ago Still Shapes American Culture and Politics #booksandliterature #politicsandgovernment #raceandethnicity #immigrationandemigration #fischerdavidhackett #appalachianregion #newenglandstatesus #southernstatesus #news Joe Klein Explains How the History of Four Centuries Ago Still Shapes American Culture and Politics David Hackett Fischer’s “Albion’s Seed,” published in 1989, describes today’s United States with stunning prescience.