Authors / person-john-mcphee

John McPhee

American writer.

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1975—1999

Recognition span

Author in the index

John McPhee has 7 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1975 and 1999. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Pulitzer Prize4

John Burroughs Medal1

Los Angeles Times Book Prize1

National Book Awards1

National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Subject profile

Science3

Travel & Place2

History1

Nature & Environment1

Indexed works

Books by John McPhee

7 books · sorted by recognition

Annals of the Former WorldScience200010 pts The Control of NatureNature & Environment19898 pts Looking for a ShipTravel & Place19914 pts Rising from the PlainsHistory19864 pts Basin and RangeScience19804 pts The Curve of Binding EnergyScience19744 pts Coming Into the CountryTravel & Place—4 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
2000	Annals of the Former World	Science	10	1	1	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
1989	The Control of Nature	Nature & Environment	8	1	2	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
1991	Looking for a Ship	Travel & Place	4	0	1	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
1986	Rising from the Plains	History	4	0	1	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
1980	Basin and Range	Science	4	0	1	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
1974	The Curve of Binding Energy	Science	4	0	1	Unknown
—	Coming Into the Country	Travel & Place	4	0	1	Unknown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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