
Shipping Estimate
USA
- USA
- CAN
- USA
- CAN
Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 7 - Jul 12
For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15
Description
Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect UnionFrom journalist and historian Richard Kreitner, a "powerful revisionist account"of the most persistent idea in American history: these supposedly United States should be broken up (Eric Foner). The novel and fiery thesis of Break It Up is simple: The United States has never lived up to its name and never will. The disunionist impulse may have found its greatest expression in the Civil War, but as Break It Up shows, the seduction of secession wasn't
From journalist and historian Richard Kreitner, a "powerful revisionist account"of the most persistent idea in American history: these supposedly United States should be broken up (Eric Foner).The novel and fiery thesis of Break It Up is simple: The United States has never lived up to its name--and never will. The disunionist impulse may have found its greatest expression in the Civil War, but as Break It Up shows, the seduction of secession wasn't limited to the South or the nineteenth century. It was there at our founding and has never gone away.
With a scholar's command and a journalist's curiosity, Richard Kreitner takes readers on a revolutionary journey through American history, revealing the power and persistence of disunion movements in every era and region. Each New England town after Plymouth was a secession from another; the thirteen colonies viewed their Union as a means to the end of securing independence, not an end in itself; George Washington feared separatism west of the Alleghenies; Aaron Burr schemed to set up a new empire; John Quincy Adams brought a Massachusetts town's petition for dissolving the United States to the floor of Congress; and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison denounced the Constitution as a pro-slavery pact with the devil.
From the "cold civil war" that pits partisans against one another to the modern secession movements in California and Texas, the divisions that threaten to tear America apart today have centuries-old roots in the earliest days of our Republic. Richly researched and persuasively argued, Break It Up will help readers make fresh sense of our fractured age.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 08/18/2020
ISBN: 9780316510608
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.40d
Shipping Notes
- Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
- Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
- Delivery to the USA:
- Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
- If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
- We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
- Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
- To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
- Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
4.2 ★★★★★
Based on 2078 reviews
Sort
Product Reviews
★★★★★ 5
Holds up great!
Size: Small
Nice ball for puppies!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Easy to grab and throw!
Size: Medium
Our puppy loves this ball, although it gets stuck on her teeth sometimes, but she gets it off just fine! Easy to play and throw. She has a blast catching it, too!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Keeps my dog happy
Size: Medium
This is a fun toy for our cavalier. It's pretty versatile in how you can use it, which I like because it allows me to change things up to keep my dog engaged. He's also an aggressive chewer and he hasn't destroyed it.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Good size and great bounce!
Size: Small
My 1 1/2 year old Cavapoo loves this toy. Very light weight ball that bounces off her paws when she reaches for it and then having to chase it further. Then she charges back with it for another chase when I throw it again.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2026
★★★★★ 5
THE BEST INDESTRUCTIBLE BALL
Size: Medium, Size: Medium
I bought this ball 6 months ago and feel obligated to come back all these months later to say how great it is! My Frenchie has killed every toy he’s ever had but not this ball! He absolutely loves this ball. It’s lightweight and can be used for both indoor and outdoor play and still looks brand new.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2025
recommand products
Bryantsville USA Newspapers Vector Illustration | Editable SVG, AI, EPS, PDF & PNG | City Vectors
11.00
Brownstown USA Newspapers Vector Illustration | Editable SVG, AI, EPS, PDF & PNG | City Vectors
11.00
Brookeville USA Newspapers Vector Illustration | Editable SVG, AI, EPS, PDF & PNG | City Vectors
11.00
Bruno USA Newspapers Vector Illustration | Editable SVG, AI, EPS, PDF & PNG | City Vectors
11.00
Bryant USA Newspapers Vector Illustration | Editable SVG, AI, EPS, PDF & PNG | City Vectors
11.00