The Control of Nature by John McPhee

The Control of Nature

John McPhee

288 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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While John McPhee was working on his previous book, Rising from the Plains, he happened to walk by the engineering building at the University of Wyoming, where words etched in limestone said: "Strive on--the control of Nature is won, not given." I...

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