Description
The Control of Nature is John McPhee's bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strategies and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking is his depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those attempting to wrest control from her - stubborn, sometimes foolhardy, more often ingenious, and always arresting characters.
Info
ISBN: 9780374522599
Published Date: September 1, 1990
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Language: English
Page Count: 272
Size: 8.24" l x 5.45" w x 0.88" h
Category
Social Science
Subject
Human Geography