Pieces of the Frame

MCPHEE,JOHN

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Author
MCPHEE,JOHN
Publish Date
05/01/1979
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
FSG
Number of Pages
320
Edition
First Edition, Thus
ISBN-10
0374514984
ISBN-13
9780374514983
SKU
9780374514983

Description

Pieces of the Frame is a gathering of memorable writings by one of the greatest journalists and storytellers of our time. They take the reader from the backwoods roads of Georgia, to the high altitude of Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico; from the social decay of Atlantic City, to Scotland, where a pilgrimage for art's sake leads to a surprising encounter with history on a hilltop with a view of a fifth of the entire country. McPhee's writing is more than informative; these are stories, artful and full of character, that make compelling reading. They play with and against one another, so that Pieces of the Frame is distinguished as much by its unity as by its variety. Subjects familiar to McPhee's readers—sports, Scotland, conservation—are treated here with intimacy and a sense of the writer at work.