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c1988 | University of Arizona Press | 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | English |
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This memoir of life in the American desert by the author of The Monkey Wrench Gang is a nature writing classic on par with Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.
In Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey recounts his many escapades, adventures, and epiphanies as an Arches National Park ranger outside Moab, Utah. Brimming with arresting insights, impassioned arguments for wilderness conservation, and a raconteur's wit, it is one of Abbey's most critically acclaimed...
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1963, c1962 | Eyre & Spottiswoode | 211 p. ; 21 cm. | On Shelf
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2012 | 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed. | HarperPerennial Modern Classics | xx, 181 p. ; 21 cm. | On Shelf
2 copies. Additional copies on order.
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"Edward Abbey was a hero to environmentalists and rebels of every stripe. With Fire on the Mountain, this literary giant of the New West gave readers a powerful, moving, and enduring tale that gloriously celebrates the undying spirit of American individualism. This fiftieth anniversary edition, with an introduction by historian Douglas Brinkley, reminds readers of Abbey's powerful conviction that "a patriot must always be ready to defend his country...
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Fiction Abbey, E
Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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c1990 | 1st ed. | Little, Brown | 308 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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George Washington Hayduke III, ex-Green Beret, was last seen clinging to a rock face in the wilds of Utah as an armed posse hunted him down for his eco-radicalist crimes. Now he's back, with a fiery need for vengeance . . . This sequel to Edward Abbey's cult classic brings back the old gang of environmental warriors, as they battle a fundamentalist preacher intent on turning the Grand Canyon into a uranium mine.
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