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Tabula Rasa: Volume 1
By John McPhee
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By John McPhee
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Fans of John McPhee will revel in his exploration of his own unfinished ideas. This is a truly rare and valuable window into the mind of a literary mainstay that is riveting for its literary value alone. His narrative voice is unmatched, even if these ideas are unfinished.
A literary legend’s engaging review of his career, stressing the work he never completed, and why.
Over seven decades, John McPhee has set a standard for literary nonfiction. Assaying mountain ranges, bark canoes, experimental aircraft, the Swiss Army, geophysical hot spots, ocean shipping, shad fishing, dissident art in the Soviet Union, and an even wider variety of other subjects, he has consistently written narrative pieces of immaculate design.
In Tabula Rasa, Volume 1, McPhee looks back ...