Epitaph For A Desert Anarchist The Life And Legacy Of Edward Abbey,9780684804392

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

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ISBN13: 9780684804392
ISBN10: 0684804395
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1995-10-01
Publisher(s): Touchstone
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Summary

Drawing on Edward Abbey's published writings, personal papers, and interviews with friends and acquaintances, Bishop paints a revealing, no-holds-barred portrait of the outspoken and often outrageous man who inspired the environmental movement through his writings and unceasing activism. Photos.

Author Biography

James Bishop, Jr., is a writer, an editor, and a teacher who has worked for Newsweek and for the White House on energy policy. In 1993 he was awarded the William Allen White gold medal for best public affairs article. He lives in Arizona.

Table of Contents

Prologue xiii
Acknowledgments xv
The Man and the Legend
1(53)
The Early Years in Appalachia
54(25)
The Anarchist Emerges
79(42)
The Monkey Wrench Gang, Glen Canyon Dam, and the U.S. Government
121(20)
The Writings as a Whole
141(52)
Farewell to the Mudhead Kachina
193(15)
The Legacy of a Desert Anarchist
208(32)
Epilogue 240(5)
Charles Bowden
Bibliography 245(4)
Index 249

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