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Desert Solitaire

Edward Abbey

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"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW
Edward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, Utah, and what he discovered about the land before him, the world around him, and the heart that beat within, is a fascinating, sometimes raucous, always personal account of a place that has already disappeared, but is worth remembering and living through again and again.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Touchstone Books
  • Publish Date: Jan 15th, 1990
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.30in - 5.50in - 1.00in - 0.50lb
  • EAN: 9780671695880
  • Categories: • Essays• Ecosystems & Habitats - Deserts• Environmentalists & Naturalists

About the Author

Abbey, Edward: - Edward Abbey was born in Home, Pennsylvania, in 1927. He was educated at the University of New Mexico and the University of Edinburgh. He died at his home in Oracle, Arizona, in 1989.

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Maria Popova is a blogger and cultural critic.

Desert Solitaire – an uncommonly beautiful love letter to solitude and the spiritual rewards of getting lost from Edward Abbey, born on this day in 1927 https://t.co/uuEDKvqChh

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“We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope.” - Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire https://t.co/oudicFUTro https://t.co/1UPP0iVNs5

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Brian Baker
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Writer. Tired dad. I ❤️ #puffins #nature #baseball #music #popculture #horror. I ✍🏻 #paranormal features. @SuperstitiousCA founder.

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild ... is cutting itself off from its origins." - Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire, 1968

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The New Yorker An American Masterpiece. A Forceful Encounter with a Man of Character and Courage.

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