The Nine Nations of North America

The Nine Nations of North America, Joel Garreau, Avon Books, 1981

The author, a Washington Post reporter. asserts that traditional boundaries in North America like state and national boundaries have become increasingly meaningless as the continent has already broken up into nine separate countries. With names like The Foundry, The Empty Quarter, Ecotopia and MexAmerica, each has its own culture, its own economy, and own way of getting what it wants from its neighbors.

Agreeing, or disagreeing, with any of this is up to the individual reader. This is still a logical, plausible, and fascinating look at a very possible future for America.