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Best books to learn Rural America and the heartland, in order

Rural and post-industrial America has been explained more confidently than it has been reported, so this path front-loads the reporting: one family, one town, one factory, before anybody tells you what it means. The middle stage then puts five books that reach flatly incompatible conclusions about the same people side by side, on purpose.

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How should I approach learning rural america and the heartland?
Rural and post-industrial America has been explained more confidently than it has been reported, so this path front-loads the reporting: one family, one town, one factory, before anybody tells you what it means. The middle stage then puts five books that reach flatly incompatible conclusions about the same people side by side, on purpose.
What's a good book to start rural america and the heartland with?
A strong starting point is The politics of resentment by Katherine J. Cramer. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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