The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West
by Edward Abbey
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages256 pages
ISBN
9780452265622
Published
1977
Description
Ranges from the surreal cityscapes of hoboken and manhattan to the solitary splendor of the deserts and mountains of the southwest. It is alive with ranchers, dam builders, kissing bugs, and mountain lions. In a voice ed...Ranges from the surreal cityscapes of hoboken and manhattan to the solitary splendor of the deserts and mountains of the southwest. It is alive with ranchers, dam builders, kissing bugs, and mountain lions. In a voice edged with chagrin, Edward Abbey offers a portrait of the American west that we'll not soon forget, offering us the observations of a man who left the urban world behind to think about the natural world and the myths buried therein.