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Desert Solitaire
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Ideal for readers interested in nature writing, environmental philosophy, and autobiographical reflections on wilderness life. Fans of Thoreau and contemplative literature on the American West will find this book compelling.
"Vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah ... But this is also the gripping, anguished cry of a man of character who challenges the growing exploitation of the wilderness by oil and mining interests, as well as by the tourist industry"--
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Hailed by The New York Times as "a passionately felt, deeply poetic book," this moving autobiographical work of Edward Abbey, considered the Thoreau of the American West, reveals his passion for the southwestern wilderness.
Desert Solitaire is a collection of vignettes about life in the wilderness and the nature of the desert itself, written by park ranger and conservationist, Edward Abbey. The book details the unique adventures and conflicts the author faces, from dealing with the damage caused by development of the land or excessive tourism, to discovering a dead body.
However, Desert Solitaire is not just a collection of one man's stories. It is also a philosophical memoir, full of Abbey's reflections on the desert as a paradox, at once beautiful and liberating, but also isolating and cruel.
Often compared to Thoreau's Walden, Desert Solitaire is a powerful discussion of life's mysteries set against the stirring backdrop of the American southwestern wilderness.
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ISBN: 9780671695880
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 January 1990
Country: United States
Imprint: Pocket Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 139.0mm
Height: 215.0mm
Weight: 379g
Pages: 269
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About the Author
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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