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Edward Abbey

Desert Solitaire

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 works.
Through stories and philosophical musings, Abbey reflects on the condition of our remaining wilderness, the future of a civilization, and his own internal struggle with morality. As the world continues its rapid development, Abbey’s cry to maintain the natural beauty of the West remains just as relevant today as when this book first appeared in 1968.
361 printed pages
Original publication
2011
Publication year
2011
Publisher
RosettaBooks
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    👍Worth reading
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Quotes

  • Tani Kholostykhhas quoted5 years ago
    Who am I to pity the degradation and misery of my fellow citizens?
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    Beyond atheism, nontheism. I am not an atheist but an earthiest. Be true to the earth
  • Tani Kholostykhhas quoted5 years ago
    The quicksand will not pull him down. But it will not let him go either. Therefore the conclusion is that while quicksand cannot drown its captive, it could possibly starve him to death. Whatever finally happens, the immediate effects are always interesting
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