| Description |
1 online resource (242 pages) |
| Summary |
In this first full-length study of McPhee, Michael Pearson argues that the writer successfully employs the techniques of fiction writing in his journalistic art while honoring his obligation to fact. In exceptionally lucid and entertaining prose, Pearson approaches his subject thematically, examining McPhee's lifework in the realms of personal profiles, sense of place, science and technology, and nature. In a comprehensive biographical chapter, Pearson traces the chief |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from READ title page (Overdrive, viewed February 5, 2015) |
| Subject |
McPhee, John, 1931-
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| SUBJECT |
McPhee, John, 1931- fast (OCoLC)fst01427423 |
| Subject |
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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Journalists -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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Authors, American.
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Journalists.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781938604959 |
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1938604954 |
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