Robert Sullivan, The Meadowlands: Wilderness Adventures at the Edge of a City (Scribner, 1998; Anchor Books, 1999) In an act of McPhee-inspired genius, Sullivan, a freelance journalist, transforms the famously foul, fetid marshland lurking outside of New York City into a place of enormous, anomalous beauty, rich with history and mystery. MORE: Willamette Week book review City Limits book review New York Times book review, with link to an essay by Sullivan about The Meadowlands Amazon |
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