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Title: Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

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Hardcover, 1988

Synopsis
DESERT SOLITAIRE, widely considered to be one of Abbey's best books, is the account of two summers he spent in the canyon lands of southeastern Utah. First published in 1968, the book has acquired a huge following over the years, and stands as one of the author's most impassioned pleas for the preservation of the wilderness, and has become a classic of American nature writing.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        337 Pages
Weight:        0.4 Pounds
Height:         7 Inches
Width:          4 Inches
Thickness:    1 Inches



Publisher Notes
Edward Abbey's account of two summers spent in Southeastern Utah's Canyonlands. Desert Solitaire reflects profound love of nature and a bitter abhorrence of all that would desecrate it.



Industry Reviews
"[The book] is the outgrowth of a bitter awareness of all that has been lost, all that is being lost, all that is going to be lost in that glory of our American democracy, our system of national parks. Designed to set aside, for all the people, wild areas of special beauty, this system orignated with a two-fold purpose: to serve the public and to preserve the areas. These two goals are not in head-on collision. For 'to serve the public' has come to mean 'to serve the public in automobiles'."
(1/28/68)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness and it was written by Edward Abbey. This edition of Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is July 1990 and it has a suggested retail price of $7.99. There are 337 pages in the book and it was published by Ballantine Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0345326490 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780345326492. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.