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The Pine Barrens
Taschenbuch von John Mcphee
Sprache: Englisch

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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 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.

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 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.

Über den Autor
John McPhee, illustrated by James Graves
Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Woods from Hog Wallow
2. The Vanished Towns
3. The Separate World
4. The Air Tune
5. The Capital of the Pines
6. The Turn of Events
7. Fire in the Pines
8. The Fox Handles the Day
9. Vision

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1978
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Tiere/Jagen/Angeln
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780374514426
ISBN-10: 0374514429
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcphee, John
Illustrator: Graves, James
Hersteller: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Maße: 209 x 139 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: John Mcphee
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.1978
Gewicht: 0,191 kg
Artikel-ID: 101284197
Über den Autor
John McPhee, illustrated by James Graves
Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Woods from Hog Wallow
2. The Vanished Towns
3. The Separate World
4. The Air Tune
5. The Capital of the Pines
6. The Turn of Events
7. Fire in the Pines
8. The Fox Handles the Day
9. Vision

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1978
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Tiere/Jagen/Angeln
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780374514426
ISBN-10: 0374514429
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcphee, John
Illustrator: Graves, James
Hersteller: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Maße: 209 x 139 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: John Mcphee
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.1978
Gewicht: 0,191 kg
Artikel-ID: 101284197
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