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The Control of Nature is John McPhee''s bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strageties and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking is his depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those attempting to wrest control from her - stubborn, sometimes foolhardy, more often ingenious, and always arresting characters.

The Control of Nature

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The Control of Nature is John McPhee''s bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking... Read more

    Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
    Publication Date: 12/31/1990
    ISBN13: 9780374522599, 978-0374522599
    ISBN10: 0374522596

    Non Fiction , Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment , Education

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    The Control of Nature is John McPhee''s bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strageties and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking is his depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those attempting to wrest control from her - stubborn, sometimes foolhardy, more often ingenious, and always arresting characters.

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