Desert Solitaire by Abbey, Edward - 1990

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Touchstone, 1990-01-15. Paperback. Good. 5x0x8. Some light wear. Slight or no marking.

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Touchstone, 1990-01-15. paperback. Used: Good.

Touchstone. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Touchstone. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Touchstone. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Touchstone. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Touchstone, 1990. Softcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, the noted author's most enduring nonfiction work, is an account of Abbey's seasons as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. Abbey reflects on the nature of the Colorado Plateau desert, on the condition of our remaining wilderness, and on the future of a civilization that cannot reconcile itself to living in the natural world. He also recounts adventures with scorpions and snakes, obstinate tourists and entrenched bureaucrats, and, most powerful of all, with his own mortality. Abbey's account of getting stranded in a rock pool down a side branch of the Grand Canyon is at once hilarious and terrifying. Edward Paul Abbey (1927 - 1989) was an American author, essayist, and anarchist, noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include Desert Solitaire, a non-fiction autobiographical account of his time as a park ranger at Arches… Read More