USA: great good fortune in geography. Good harbors on both coasts. Access to both oceans. Mississippi River system--navigable, with navigable tributaries and no waterfalls (Africa is opposite). Great farmland. Great climate--cold enough to kill insects and thus reduce diseases like malaria. The USA is so blessed that Tim Marshall believes that reports of its decline are greatly exaggerated, like Twain's death.
Excellent start . . . orphaned girl with a knack for chess, taught by janitor, harsh orphanage despite its courtly look.
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