{"product_id":"the-meadowlands-wilderness-adventures-at-the-edge-of-a-city-paperback","title":"The Meadowlands: Wilderness Adventures at the Edge of a City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a grungy north Jersey version of John McPhee's classic \u003cb\u003eThe Pine Barrens\u003c\/b\u003e and you'll get some idea of the idiosyncratic, fact-filled, and highly original work that is Robert Sullivan's \u003cb\u003eThe Meadowlands\u003c\/b\u003e. Just five miles west of New York City, this vilified, half-developed, half-untamed, much dumped-on, and sometimes odiferous tract of swampland is home to rare birds and missing bodies, tranquil marshes and a major sports arena, burning garbage dumps and corporate headquarters, the remains of the original Penn Station--and maybe, just, maybe, of the late Jimmy Hoffa. Robert Sullivan proves himself to be this fragile yet amazingly resilient region's perfect expolorer, historian, archaeologist, and comic bard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a grunge nort Jersey version of John McPhee's classic The Pine Barrens and you'll get some idea of the idiosyncratic, fact-filled, and highly original work that is Robert Sullivan's The Meadowlands. Just five miles west of New York City, this vilified, half-developed, half-untamed, much dumped-on, and sometimes odiferous tract of swampland is home to rare birds and missing bodies, tranquil marshes and a major sports arena, burning garbage dumps and corporate headquarters, the remains of the original Penn Station--and maybe, just, maybe, of the late Jimmy Hoffa. Robert Sullivan proves himself to be this fragile yet amazingly resilient region's perfect expolorer, historian, archaeologist, and comic bard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Sullivan has written for \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOutside\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eVogue\u003c\/b\u003e, where he is a contributing editor. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750736363808,"sku":"9780385495080","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/730296764a5d6a16284185579346a612.webp?v=1779957091","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-meadowlands-wilderness-adventures-at-the-edge-of-a-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}