Oranges
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374512973 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It contains sketches of orange growers, orange botanists, orange pickers, orange packers, early settlers on Florida's Indian River, the first orange barons, modern concentrate makers, and a fascinating profile of Ben Hill Griffin of Frostproof, Florida who may be the last of the individual orange barons. McPhee's astonishing book has an almost narrative progression, is immensely readable, and is frequently amusing. Louis XIV hung tapestries of oranges in the halls of Versailles, because oranges and orange trees were the symbols of his nature and his reign. A classic of reportage, Oranges was first conceived as a short magazine article about oranges and orange juice, but the author kept encountering so much irresistible information that he eventually found that he had in fact written a book. This book, in a sense, is a tapestry of oranges, toowith elements in it th
While many readers are familiar with John McPhee's masterful pieces on a large scale (the geological history of North America, or the nature of Alaska), McPhee is equally remarkable when he considers the seemingly inconsequential. As McPhee chronicles orange farmers struggling with frost and horticulturists' new breeds of citrus, oranges come to seem a microcosm of man's relationship with nature. Oranges was conceived as a short magazine piece, but thanks to his unparalleled investigative skills, became a slim,
"I would not have picked up the book if it had not been recommended. McPhee's writing style is almost like you are" according to Kristie. Even though this was written in the 60s, it is well worth the read, especially if you have any interest in oranges whatsoever. Read it while enjoying your morning OJ and you will never look at that beverage the same again. I would not have picked up the book if it had not been recommended. McPhee's writing style is almost like . "Everything you need to know about the popular fruit," according to R. Lundberg. Everything you need to know about the popular fruit, even if you didn't know you needed to know it. McPhee could edit the phone book and make it fascinating.. This is nonfiction. An unexpectedly fascinating story about the This is nonfiction. An unexpectedly fascinating story about the citrus business in Florida.
John McPhee was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and was educated at Princeton University and Cambridge University. Also in 1965, he published his first book, A Sense of Where You Are, with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and in the years since, he has written nearly 30 books, including Coming into the Country (1977), The Control of Nature (1989), The Founding Fish (2002), Uncommon Carriers (2007), and Silk P