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Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views.
Edward Abbey (born January 29, 1927, Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 14, 1989, near Tucson [now in Tucson], Arizona) was an American writer whose works, set primarily in the southwestern United States, reflect an uncompromising environmentalist philosophy.
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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...
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.
- “Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.” ― Edward Abbey.
- “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.” ― Edward Abbey.
- “One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast.... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure.
- “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” ― Edward Abbey, The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West.
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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Edward Paul Abbey (1927–1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. Abbey attended college in New Mexico and then worked as a park ranger and fire lookout for the National Park Service in the Southwest.
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