An interesting aspect of Bourne’s writing is his criticism of the South, which he contends is the most “distinctly American” region in the United States. Bourne blames the stagnant development of the South on the American culture that exists there; he compares this region to Northern states such as Wisconsin and Minnesota, where the cultures of German and Scandinavian immigrants remained distinct but cooperating. I think it’s unreasonable to attribute the positive economic and social development of the North to this cooperation of cultures. There are certainly other factors in play, but Bourne chooses to ignore them in order to support his argument.