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Edward Abbey
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. show more

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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Birth date: January 29, 1927
Died: March 14, 1989
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Wrenegade
Wrenegade rated it 11 years ago
First: Edward Abbey is undeniably an egotistical, hypocritical ass. If I met him I don't know whether I would punch him in the face or shake his hand or both (yes, I know he's dead and this is all theoretical). That said...Desert Solitaire is a lovely book. There are descriptions of the desert and...
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL rated it 13 years ago
So okay, my homeboy Jake swears by this book...anyone have an opinion?
My Reading Life
My Reading Life rated it 14 years ago
Edward Abbey's essays are filled with passion, honesty, and love of the American West. I find his the sanest voice in the struggle for the land. He is eerily prescient regarding the future of the environment.
willemite
willemite rated it 15 years ago
Desert Solitaire seemed the right book to take along on a trip to the southwest in September 2009Abbey writes of the beauty of the southwest. As a ranger at Arches National Park he had a close relationship with some of our country’s most exquisite scenery. In the 18 essays that make up the book, he ...
willemite
willemite rated it 16 years ago
This is traveling with me to the Southwest
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