A review by amarti
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan
5.0
Kaplan argues that American geography is a gift that has shaped our success as a nation. Our navigable waterways, abundant and diagonal (rather than running north and south, as in most countries), and our huge stretches of open land provide a unique bounty of wealth. This wealth strengthens us internally. We have learned to convert this "landscape power into economic power."
Yet these gifts come with a responsibility to lead. We have a unique responsibility to use these gifts to shape the world in a responsible way. Recently, we've failed this responsibility.
Yet these gifts come with a responsibility to lead. We have a unique responsibility to use these gifts to shape the world in a responsible way. Recently, we've failed this responsibility.