Earning the Rockies : how geography shapes America's role in the world
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
306.097 KAP
1 available
306.097 KAP
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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-
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-
United States -- Territorial expansion.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
201 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and index.
Description
"As a boy, Robert Kaplan listened to his truck-driver father tell evocative stories about traveling across America in his youth, travels in which he learned to understand the country literally from the ground up. In Earning the Rockies, Kaplan undertakes his own cross-country journey to recapture an appreciation of American geography often lost in the jet age. Along the way, he witnesses both prosperity and decline--increasingly cosmopolitan cities that thrive on globalization, impoverished towns denuded by the loss of manufacturing--and paints a bracingly clear picture of America today. 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.
Citations
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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