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America’s iconic fish journeys upstream, a tale of wit and water.
They're in the River (Picador Shorts)
$33.80
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
10 June 2025
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Summary
A master chronicler of American life introduces us to the iconic and most curious American shad.
A pithy, humorous, and illuminating standalone extract from John McPhee’s twenty-sixth book, The Founding Fish.
McPhee, himself a shad fisherman, recounts the fascinating life and ways of this great American wayfarer, most famous for its Odyssean journey as it leaves the ocean in crowds of millions, running heroic distances up America’s rivers to spawn.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250391285 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250391288 |
| Author: | John McPhee |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 68g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 130mm x 193mm |
| Series: | Picador Shorts |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
130 × 193 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
John McPhee
John McPhee is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He is the author of thirty-two books, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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