We live in an age that rejects incrementalism — the slow improvement of society through small but steady reforms. Instead, groups ranging from Black Lives Matter to dispirited conservatives now contemplate a “national divorce.” We hear of the need for drastic measures — revolution, societal upheaval, Build Back Better, or whatever you want to call it. Don’t pray for patience; make revolutionary plans.
But history is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.
A new historical fiction book, “Crisis of the House Never United: A Novel of Early America,” by Chuck DeVore gets that — and demonstrates not only
