A veteran writer’s fond memories

In the poignant title essay of this collection, John McPhee recalls a toy his mother bought him at LaGuardia Field one cold March day in the early 1940s. It was his birthday, and they were there “to see the comings and goings of airplanes.’’ (Full article: 527 words)

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