Earning the Rockies : how geography shapes America's role in the world
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Random House, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
201 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Random House, [2017].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"As a boy, Robert Kaplan recalls his father driving trucks across the country to earn a living for his family, a man who witnessed and understood America from a ground-level perspective. In Earning the Rockies, Kaplan undertakes his own cross-country journey to recapture an appreciation and understanding of American geography that is often lost in the jet age. Along the way, he witnesses both prosperity and decline--increasingly cosmopolitan cities that benefit from globalization, impoverished small townsabandoned by the same--and paints a bracingly clear portrait of America today, including the anger and alienation that is currently giving rise to Trump and Sanders candidacies. Kaplan lays bare the roots of American greatness--the fact that we are a nation, empire, and continent all at once--and how westward expansion shaped our national character, and should shape our foreign policy"--Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Jerome Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | GEOGRAPHY.GENERAL 306 KAPLAN | Find It Now |
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 306.0973 KAP | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
City and town life -- United States.
Imperialism -- History.
Kaplan, Robert D., -- 1952- -- Travel -- United States.
Landscapes -- Social aspects -- United States.
National characteristics, American.
United States -- Description and travel.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Philosophy.
United States -- Geography.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020.
United States -- Territorial expansion.
Imperialism -- History.
Kaplan, Robert D., -- 1952- -- Travel -- United States.
Landscapes -- Social aspects -- United States.
National characteristics, American.
United States -- Description and travel.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Philosophy.
United States -- Geography.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020.
United States -- Territorial expansion.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kaplan, R. D. (2017). Earning the Rockies: how geography shapes America's role in the world (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-. 2017. Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-. Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World Random House, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kaplan, Robert D. Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World First edition., Random House, 2017.
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