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John McPhee

Basin and Range

Basin and Range

A book by John McPhee exploring the geology of the American West

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  • Chris Mueller
    Chris MuellerFirst to rec

    “Dense and layered - the book reads like the landscape it describes. Related, this essay helps pull back the curtain on his process - and makes McPhee’s writing more legible in doing so so.”

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