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The Pine Barrens

By John Mcphee

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The Pine Barrens

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"It will be a long time before another book appears to equal the literary quality and human compassion of this one." -The New York Times Book Review Most people think of New Jersey as a suburban-industrial corridor that runs between New York and Philadelphia. Yet in the low center of the state is a near wilderness, larger than most national parks, which has been known since the seventeenth century as the Pine Barrens. The term refers to the predominant trees in the vast forests that cover the area and to the quality of the soils below, which are too sandy and acid to be good for farming. On all sides, however, developments of one kind or another have gradually moved in, so that now the central and integral forest is reduced to about a thousand square miles. Although New Jersey has the heaviest population density of any state, huge segments of the Pine Barrens remain uninhabited. The few people who dwell in the region, the "Pineys," are little known and often misunderstood. Here John McPhee uses his uncanny skills as a journalist to explore the history of the region and describe the people-and their distinctive folklore-who call it home.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
1978-05-01
Publication Date:
1978-05-01
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0374514429
ISBN13:
9780374514426
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
191 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
209 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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