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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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- “Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's eventual fate.”Edward Abbey
- “The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyong reach; it is also an expression of loy…”Edward Abbey
- “I am convinced now that the desert has no heart, that it presents a riddle which has no answer, and that the…”Edward Abbey
- “The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back…”Edward Abbey
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- “Sometimes I feel like a Buddhist and I need to chant; sometimes a Baptist and I need to holler and shout; and…”Jill Scott
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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