A review by auspea
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan

5.0

Whenever I read Kaplan I yearn for the open road (who talks like this), to take not just a trip but a journey tracing his steps, visiting the places and time he evokes. He has this capability to spin me off on little knowledge Side quests that usually result in an expansion of my "To Read" list and a re-ordering of books on my night stand. In Earning the Rockies he guides us on a journey through space and time across the United States of America laying the foundation for the USA of the 21st Century. His analysis of global geopolitics is spot on. Loved it.