Be of good cheer, The war-horse Edward Abbey advises, "The military-industrial state will soon collapse." This sparkling book, which takes us up and down rivers and across mountains and deserts, is the perfect antidote t...Be of good cheer, The war-horse Edward Abbey advises, "The military-industrial state will soon collapse." This sparkling book, which takes us up and down rivers and across mountains and deserts, is the perfect antidote to despair. Along the way, abbey makes time for thoreau while he takes a hard look at the mx missile system, slated for the American west.