Bibliograph

The second John McPhee reader, selected by David Remnick and Patricia Strachan ; edited by Patricia Strachan ; with an introduction by David Remnick

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The second John McPhee reader, selected by David Remnick and Patricia Strachan ; edited by Patricia Strachan ; with an introduction by David Remnick

Language

eng

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The second John McPhee reader

Oclc number

33042071

Responsibility statement

selected by David Remnick and Patricia Strachan ; edited by Patricia Strachan ; with an introduction by David Remnick

Summary

This second volume of The John McPhee Reader includes material from his eleven books published since 1975, including Coming into the Country, Looking for a Ship, The Control of Nature, and the four books on geology gathering under the title Annals of the Former World: Basin and Range, In Suspect Terrain, Rising from the Plains, and Assembling California

Table Of Contents

Coming into the country [excerpt] -- Giving good weight : a collection. Giving good weight [excerpt] ; Brigade de cuisine [excerpt] -- Basin and range [excerpt] -- In suspect terrain [excerpt] -- La Place de la Concorde Suisse [excerpt] -- Table of contents : a collection. Under the snow ; Heirs of general practice [excerpt] ; North of the C.P. line [excerpt] -- Rising from the plains [excerpt] -- The control of nature [excerpt] -- Looking for a ship [excerpt] -- Assembling California [excerpt] -- The ransom of Russian art [excerpt]

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