Epitaph For A Desert Anarchist: The Life And Legacy Of Edward Abbey

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Simon and Schuster, May 11, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 272 pages
Through Abbey's own writings and personal papers, as well as interviews with friends and acquaintances, Bishop gives us a penetrating, compelling, no-holds-barred view of tile life and accomplishments of this controversial figure.
 

Contents

The Man and the Legend
1
The Early Years in Appalachia
54
The Anarchist Emerges
79
The Monkey Wrench Gang Glen Canyon Dam
121
The Writings as a Whole
141
Farewell to the Mudhead Kachina
193
The Legacy of a Desert Anarchist
208
Epilogue by Charles Bowden
240
Index
249
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James Bishop, Jr., is a writer, editor, and teach who has worked for Newsweek and for the White House on energy policy. In 1993, Bishop was awarded the William Allen White gold medal for best public affairs article. He lives in Arizona.

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