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In Suspect Terrain
In Suspect Terrain
Author: John McPhee
From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold, John McPhee's In Suspect Terrain is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others-- a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374176501
ISBN-10: 0374176507
Publication Date: 3/1/1983
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Discusses geology of New York and Pennsylvania, specifically along Interstate 80. Immensely entertaining, similar in style to his other books. Unlike his other books, he brings some skepticism to the Plate Techtonic theories. Helps to have a little background in geology.


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