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About Edward Abbey
American author and essayist
Edward Abbey was an American author and essayist, known for his environmental writing and outspoken criticism of public land policy. He lived from 1927 to 1989. Abbey wrote both fiction and nonfiction, and his work is closely associated with the American West and with a hard-edged defense of wild places. His best-known books include The Monkey Wrench Gang and Desert Solitaire. He was also noted for anarchist political views, which often shaped the force and independence of his voice.
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- “But it is a writer's duty to write and speak and record the truth, always the truth, no matter whom may be of…”Edward Abbey
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- “The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the mis…”John Milton
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- “My father also encouraged my love of nature. He urged me to become a Cub Scout, and later a Boy Scout, and I…”Ed Begley
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Books by Edward Abbey
Monkey Wrench Gang
1988
The Journey Home
1977
The Brave Cowboy
1956
Good News
1991
Hayduke lives!
2011