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Writers

John McPhee

History

Tabula Rasa

On the old-man project.

John McPhee The New Yorker Jan 2020 30min Permalink

John McPhee: The Art of Non-Fiction No. 3

“Anytime I was called a New Journalist I winced a little with embarrassment.”

John McPhee, Peter Hessler The Paris Review Apr 2010 55min Permalink

Best Article Science

Atchafalaya

A study of the Mississippi River, its history, and efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to hold it in place.

John McPhee New Yorker Feb 1987 1h55min Permalink

Politics Sports

A Sense of Where You Are

Bill Bradley was a Rhodes scholar, a three-term U.S. Senator and a presidential candidate. But before all that, he was the best college basketball player in the country.

John McPhee New Yorker Jan 1965 1h5min Permalink

Arts Media

Structure

The art of shaping a magazine article.

John McPhee New Yorker Jan 2013 30min Permalink

Best Article

A Fleet of One

Driving cross-country in a chemical tanker.

John McPhee New Yorker Feb 2003 50min Permalink