Download or read book The Shaping of America: Redividing the world written by Donald William Meinig and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume one examines how an immense diversity of ethnic and religious groups ultimately created a set of distinct regional societies. Volume two emphasizes the flux, uncertainty, and unpredictablilty of the expansion into continental America, showing how a multitude of individuals confronted complex and problematic issues.