Epitaph For A Desert Anarchist: The Life And Legacy Of Edward Abbey [B1153]

Bishop, James

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1995 PB in nice clean condition. Presents the first full-length biography of the popular Southwestern naturalist and philosopher, author of such acclaimed works as The Monkey Wrench Gang and Desert Solitaire. Drawing on Edward Abbey's published writings, personal papers, and interviews with friends and acquaintances, Bishop paints a revealing, no-holds-barred portrait of the outspoken and often outrageous man who inspired the environmental movement through his writings and unceasing activism. Includes photos.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I really enjoy Ed Abbey's iconoclastic voice and views. He looks at nature and humanity with a Darwinian objectivity tinted with a love for the American landscape and the lone hero facing the prospect of the disappearing wilderness. Bishop does a nice job of flushing out Abbey's inconsistencies as well as his strong, near-militant opinions about nature, government, and humanity's relationship with both. Bishop includes balanced and detailed reviews of all of Abbey's writing and provides numerous key quotations from Abbey's published novels, essays, and journals."; "Really for someone that already has some background on Abbey. I would not suggest as the first read about him unless you have read a few of his books."; "This book is the first biography I ever read. It happens to be about an American author, Edward Abbey, whom I've never read. While it seems somewhat backwards to me to first read a biography about a person you know nothing else about, in a way, it proved to be an intriguing introduction to his work. I would like to read some Edward Abbey now, primarily Desert Solitaire, and the infamous Monkey Wrench Gang. What I responded to most, in his biography, was the depiction of Abbey as a true American individualist. The author depicts Abbey as a contradictory (and complex) man, who proves himself amazingly human in his passionate conviction to become an author of the highest integrity, while simultaneously propelling the destructive myth of his own fragile ego. I also admire that he did not seem afraid of confrontation in the name of upholding his values, be what they may. I hope to read some Ed Abbey soon, and, when given the opportunity, to act upon my own values as passionately as Abbey did."