Description
Master essayist John McPhee heard about vehicles in Nevada that resemble police cars, but the cop inside was actually a "brand inspector," a lawman charged with tracking cattle rustlers. Ever curious, McPhee left his home in New Jersey for Nevada and spent a few weeks in those cars. The title essay of this collection is, as we've come to expect from McPhee, well-reported and beautifully written. Also included are essays based on McPhee's observations of a stand of virgin forest in the middle of New Jersey, a huge pile of automobile tires in California, and a long and fascinating look at forensic geologists and how stones tell a story.
Info
ISBN: 9780374525453
Published Date: May 1, 1998
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Language: English
Page Count: 215
Size: 8.21" l x 5.55" w x 0.60" h
Category
Literary Collections
Subject
Essays