An "album quilt," an artful assortment of nonfiction writings by John Mc Phee that have not previously appeared in any book The Patch is the seventh collection of essays by the nonfiction master, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.. 4, Table of Contents, Silk Parachute, and The Survival of the Bark Canoe among many other books.
About the Author: John Mc Phee is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Draft No.
Starting with 250, 000 words, he gradually threw out 75 percent of them, and randomly assembled the remaining fragments into "an album quilt." Among other things, The Patch is a covert memoir.
Emphatically, the author\'s purpose was not merely to preserve things but to choose passages that might entertain contemporary readers.
They range from a visit to the Hershey chocolate factory to encounters with Oscar Hammerstein, Joan Baez, and Mount Denali.
Part 2, called "An Album Quilt," is a montage of fragments of varying length from pieces done across the years that have never appeared in book form--occasional pieces, memorial pieces, reflections, reminiscences, and short items in various magazines including The New Yorker.
Andrews at an Open Championship.
Part 1, "The Sporting Scene," consists of pieces on fishing, football, golf, and lacrosse--from fly casting for chain pickerel in fall in New Hampshire to walking the linksland of St.
It is divided into two parts.
An "album quilt," an artful assortment of nonfiction writings by John Mc Phee that have not previously appeared in any book The Patch is the seventh collection of essays by the nonfiction master, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
