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Irons in the Fire

Author John McPhee

Format Paperback

Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Category Essays and Letters

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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.

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Release Date: 1998-04-30
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780374525453

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