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Contrary to popular opinion, the whole of New Jersey is not a continuous Superfund site enlivened solely by poorly labeled Turnpike exits and skanky diners. In fact, the largest essentially untouched wilderness east of the Mississippi comprises nearly half the state: the New Jersey Pine Barrens. This more than 1,000-square-mile region has only a few thousand inhabitants--the Pineys, whose way of life has remained essentially unchanged since the 17th century. McPhee--one of the finest American essayists of the 20th century--has written an extraordinarily compelling, informative, and insightful book about the botanical, cultural, hydrological, and historical peculiarities of this region. He also details the efforts to save it from the creeping urbanization of nearby Philadelphia and New York City. Very Highly Recommended.

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Conclusion: worth actually buying, in short, and referencing, because it had a lot of good pull-out facts my head's not good at pullin out.

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You'll never look at the state the same way again, although the indelible blight that is the 95 corridor will forever remain.]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 07 15:12:33 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 15:13:21 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Feb 06 19:32:42 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 19:33:10 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jan 04 11:37:45 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 11:38:08 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=821355