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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 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 histo...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374517946
ISBN-10: 0374517940
Publication Date: 1/1/1984
Pages: 210
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, 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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