About the Book: Tabula Rasa: Volume 1
A literary legends engaging review of his career, stressing the work he never
completed, and why.
Over seven decades, John McPhee has set a standard for literary nonfiction.
Assaying mountain ranges, bark canoes, experimental aircraft, the Swiss Army,
geophysical hot spots, ocean shipping, shad fishing, dissident art in the Soviet
Union, and an even wider variety of other subjects, he has consistently written
narrative pieces of immaculate design.
In Tabula Rasa, Volume 1, McPhee looks back at his career from the vantage
point of his desk drawer, reflecting wryly upon projects he once planned to