Download or read book The Harvard Black Rock Forest written by George W. S. Trow and published by Sightline Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in the June 11, 1984, New Yorker, this lengthy essay is a sharp-edged inquiry into the generational institutions of our national life. George Trow tells the story of upstate New York's Black Rock Forest - a 3,800-acre site overlooking the Hudson River - through the lives of the men who were connected to it and through the larger histories of Harvard University, U.S. conservation policies, and physics and biology. His story is ultimately a symbolic tale that bears upon some of the most significant institutions, professions, and legacies in contemporary American life"--Book jacket.