The Pine Barrens McPhee, John

Description: Title: The Pine Barrens Author: McPhee, John Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Binding: Paperback Pages: 176 Dimensions: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d Product Weight: 0.45 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780374514426 Most people think of New Jersey as a suburban-industrial corridor that runs between New York and Philadelphia. Yet in the low center of the state is a near wilderness, larger than most national parks, which has been known since the seventeenth century as the Pine Barrens. The term refers to the predominant trees in the vast forests that cover the area and to the quality of the soils below, which are too sandy and acid to be good for farming. On all sides, however, developments of one kind or another have gradually moved in, so that now the central and integral forest is reduced to about a thousand square miles. Although New Jersey has the heaviest population density of any state, huge segments of the Pine Barrens remain uninhabited. The few people who dwell in the region, the "Pineys," are little known and often misunderstood. Here McPhee uses his uncanny skills as a journalist to explore the history of the region and describe the people--and their distinctive folklore--who call it home.

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Book Title: Pine Barrens

Number of Pages: 176 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Publication Year: 1978

Item Height: 0.5 in

Topic: Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, Plants / Trees, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)

Illustrator: Yes, Graves, James

Genre: Nature, Travel

Item Weight: 6 Oz

Author: John Mcphee

Item Length: 8.2 in

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback