Annals of the Former World - Hardcover

"Tripling as a geology primer, an autobiography and a panorama of the nation, bejeweled with splendid vignettes and set-pieces, ""Annals of the Former World"" offers a view of America like no other. It is the outpouring of a master stylist. Yield to its geopoetry and have your eyes opened to a barely known aspect of the continent."-Roy Porter, "Los Angeles Times"
"John McPhee has produced, over nearly a quarter of a century, a deep philology of the continent. "Annals of the Former World" is surely a classic. If I didn't know better, I'd say it was timeless."-A.O. Scott, "Village Voice"

Tripling as a geology primer, an autobiography and a panorama of the nation, bejeweled with splendid vignettes and set-pieces, ""Annals of the Former World"" offers a view of America like no other. It is the outpouring of a master stylist. Yield to its geopoetry and have your eyes opened to a barely known aspect of the continent. Roy Porter, "Los Angeles Times"

John McPhee has produced, over nearly a quarter of a century, a deep philology of the continent. "Annals of the Former World" is surely a classic. If I didn't know better, I'd say it was timeless. "A.O. Scott, Village Voice""

"Tripling as a geology primer, an autobiography and a panorama of the nation, bejeweled with splendid vignettes and set-pieces, "Annals of the Former World" offers a view of America like no other. It is the outpouring of a master stylist. Yield to its geopoetry and have your eyes opened to a barely known aspect of the continent." --Roy Porter, Los Angeles Times

"John McPhee has produced, over nearly a quarter of a century, a deep philology of the continent. Annals of the Former World is surely a classic. If I didn't know better, I'd say it was timeless." --A.O. Scott, Village Voice

A multilayered tale, arranged in an organic succession of set pieces, flashbacks, biographical sketches, and human and lithic histories, explores North American geology, plate tectonics, and geologic time. 20,000 first printing.