McPhee, John A

John McPhee recounts his obsession with fishing, discussing how it has helped him cope with difficult times in his life.

Presents a study of militant American conservationist David Brower, focusing on his encounters with resort developer Charles Fraser, dam builder Floyd Dominy, and mineral engineer Charles Park.

Details the strategies and tactics through which people attempt to control nature.

A composite of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtapostion with travels in the modern world from New Jersey to the Indian Dunes.

The story of a ranch in Wyoming, the geologist who grew up there, and the high-country geology of the surrounding land.