Maybe the political air is turbulent but the country's tectonic fundamentals remain solid. Maybe American politics and geopolitics rest on a foundation as immovable as the rivers and plains of the country itself. For those who feel disoriented, and also (perhaps especially) for those who feel triumphant, Robert D. Kaplan's small but magisterial new book, “Earning the Rockies,” is a tonic, because it brings fundamentals back into view.
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