The Control of Nature by John McPhee [FIRST EDITION] 1989 afterlife Show them—once and for all

Show them—once and for all

and the magnificently impecunious Wilkins Micawber

" the latter a fine elegy to childhood loss

messages that grow increasingly hostile

The Control of Nature by John McPhee [FIRST EDITION] 1989 afterlife Show them—once and for allThe Control of Nature by John McPhee FIRST EDITION SECOND PRINTING [1989] FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition. Mild spot of water damage to underside of front of DJ [slight rippling] otherwise Very Good. Book reads like new; cloth cover has a very faint corresponding water stain to lower right corner. The Control of Nature is a 1989 book by John McPhee that chronicles three attempts to control natural processes. It