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Desert Solitaire

by Edward Abbey
Michael Kramer
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When Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving. Both Abbey and this book are all of these and more. Here, the legendary author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road, and many other critically acclaimed books vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah. This is a rare view of a quest to experience nature in its purest form—the silence, the struggle, the overwhelming beauty. 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.
Abbey's observations and challenges remain as relevant now as the day he wrote them. Today, Desert Solitaire asks if any of our incalculable natural treasures can be saved before the bulldozers strike again.
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Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781452625768
  • File size: 332142 KB
  • Release date: December 19, 2011
  • Duration: 11:31:57

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781452625768
  • File size: 332574 KB
  • Release date: December 19, 2011
  • Duration: 11:31:50
  • Number of parts: 14

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Biography & Autobiography Nature Nonfiction

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English

When Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving. Both Abbey and this book are all of these and more. Here, the legendary author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road, and many other critically acclaimed books vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah. This is a rare view of a quest to experience nature in its purest form—the silence, the struggle, the overwhelming beauty. 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.
Abbey's observations and challenges remain as relevant now as the day he wrote them. Today, Desert Solitaire asks if any of our incalculable natural treasures can be saved before the bulldozers strike again.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Nature Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Tantor Media, Inc
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781452625768
    File size: 332142 KB
    Release date: December 19, 2011
    Duration: 11:31:57

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781452625768
    File size: 332574 KB
    Release date: December 19, 2011
    Duration: 11:31:50
    Number of parts: 14

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English