![]() ![]() Here, I examined five passages from the influential work that look mighty prescient in the harsh, desert-like glare of the present. In light of the current state of America-the ever-increasing political divide, our wild places under siege and unchecked momentum of the tech industry-Abbey’s seminal work feels just as relevant, if not more so, than when it was first published 50 years ago in 1968. ![]() Although well known for the fictional and satirical jabs of The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey’s acerbic wit, steadfast gaze, rabid criticism of the American industrial complex and heartbreaking take on the human race from his most famous non-fiction work is what made the Southwest wanderer a conservation icon. ![]() In the world of conservation literature, Edward Abbey’s name stands among giants like Aldo Leopold, Henry David Thoreau and Wallace Stegner, thanks to Desert Solitaire, a collection of musings written over a few seasons he spent as a park ranger in the red rock desert of Utah’s Arches National Park. ![]()
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