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The '''Pine Barrens''' of New Jersey are an area of over a million acres, nearly a quarter of the area of the entire state. Despite its proximity to the dense population areas of the East Coast, the area remains wild and undeveloped and one of the great natural places of the United States.  

The '''Pine Barrens''' of New Jersey is an area of over a million acres, nearly a quarter of the area of the entire state. Despite its proximity to the dense population areas of the East Coast, the area remains wild and undeveloped and one of the great natural places of the United States.  

Nonfiction writer John McPhee's 1968 book, entitled ''The Pine Barrens,'' gives a personal view of the area. A New York Times reviewer said "it will be a long time before another book appears to equal the literary quality and human compassion of this one."

Nonfiction writer John McPhee's 1968 book, entitled ''The Pine Barrens,'' gives a personal view of the area. A New York Times reviewer said "it will be a long time before another book appears to equal the literary quality and human compassion of this one."