Author : John A. Murray
Release : 2015
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Book Synopsis Abbey in America by : John A. Murray
Download or read book Abbey in America written by John A. Murray. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than twenty-five years after his death, iconic writer and nature activist Edward Abbey (1927-1989) remains an influential presence in the American environmental movement. Abbey's best known works continue to be widely read and inspire discourse on the key issues facing contemporary American society, particularly with respect to urbanization and technology. Abbey in America, published forty years after Abbey's popular novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, features an all-star list of contributors, including journalists, authors, scholars, and two of Abbey's best friends as they explore Abbey's ideas and legacy through their unique literary, personal, and scholarly perspectives. -- Amazon.com.