Desert Solitaire
A Season in the Wilderness
by Edward Abbey
Recommended by Maria Popova and Caroline McCarthy
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Nature, Adventure, and Travel.
First published in 1968, Desert Solitaire is one of Edward Abbey?s most critically acclaimed works and marks his first foray into the world of nonfiction writing. Written while Abbey was working as a ranger at Arches National Park outside of Moab, Utah, Desert Solitaire is a rare view of one man?s quest to experience nature in its purest form.Throu...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Nature, Adventure, and Travel.
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Maria Popova
“@BenjiBacker Have you read Desert Solitaire There?s a big rant about this in the book (which was written in 1968) and Abbey?s solutions would frankly be rejected today for making outdoors access impossible for the elderly/disabled. It?s a really interesting problem. | @BenjiBacker Have you read Desert Solitaire There’s a big rant about this in the book (which was written in 1968) and Abbey’s solutions would frankly be rejected today for making outdoors access impossible for the elderly/disabled. It’s a really interesting problem. | So powerful, so enduring, so fiercely necessary today.”
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