Desert Solitaire - Paperback
Desert Solitaire
Author: Abbey, Edward
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: January 15, 1990Ā
Desert SolitaireĀ is a collection of vignettes about life in the wilderness and the nature of the desert itself by park ranger and conservationist, Edward Abbey. The bookĀ details the unique adventures and conflicts the author faces, from dealing with the damage caused by development of the land or excessive tourism, to discovering a dead body. HoweverĀ Desert SolitaireĀ is not just a collection of one manās stories, the book is also a philosophical memoir, full of Abbeyās reflections on the desert as a paradox, at once beautiful and liberating, but also isolating and cruel. Often compared to ThoreauāsĀ Walden,Ā Desert SolitaireĀ is a powerful discussion of lifeās mysteries set against the stirring backdrop of the American southwestern wilderness.
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Desert Solitaire
Author: Abbey, Edward
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: January 15, 1990Ā
Desert SolitaireĀ is a collection of vignettes about life in the wilderness and the nature of the desert itself by park ranger and conservationist, Edward Abbey. The bookĀ details the unique adventures and conflicts the author faces, from dealing with the damage caused by development of the land or excessive tourism, to discovering a dead body. HoweverĀ Desert SolitaireĀ is not just a collection of one manās stories, the book is also a philosophical memoir, full of Abbeyās reflections on the desert as a paradox, at once beautiful and liberating, but also isolating and cruel. Often compared to ThoreauāsĀ Walden,Ā Desert SolitaireĀ is a powerful discussion of lifeās mysteries set against the stirring backdrop of the American southwestern wilderness.
