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    Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was an American author and essayist who advocated environmental issues and anarchist views. He wrote novels such as The Monkey Wrench Gang and non-fiction works such as Desert Solitaire, based on his experiences as a park ranger in the American southwest.

  2. Edward Abbey was buried by Jack Loeffler, his best friend and, as it turns out, his biographer. Rolled him up in a blue sleeping bag, chilled him down with dry ice and hauled him...

  3. Learn about Edward Abbey, a writer who reflected an uncompromising environmentalist philosophy in his works set in the southwestern United States. Find out his biography, notable works, and quotes from Britannica.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
    • The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government. Edward Abbey. Inspirational, Funny, Life.
    • May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. Edward Abbey.
    • To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question. Edward Abbey. Stupid, Men, Intelligent.
    • The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyong reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need, if only we had the eyes to see.
  4. Jul 7, 2016 · Three new books explore the life and writings of the Western writer and conservationist Edward Abbey, who died 25 years ago. They examine his influence, his views and his hidden grave.

  5. Edward Abbey (1927–1989) was an American environmentalist and anarchist writer. He wrote fiction, travel, and memoir books, such as Desert Solitaire, The Monkey Wrench Gang, and Down the River.

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  7. Edward Abbey, (born Jan. 29, 1927, Indiana, Pa., U.S.—died March 14, 1989, near Tucson, Ariz.), U.S. writer and environmentalist. Abbey worked as a park ranger and fire lookout for the National Park Service. He wrote a number of volumes on consumer culture’s encroachment on the American wilderness. Desert Solitaire (1968), one of his best ...

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