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The Pine Barrens
English
ISBN: 0374708673
EAN: 9780374708672
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date: 04/01/2011
Synopsis:
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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The Pine Barrens
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Format: eBook - EPUB
Pages: 157
