Down the River
by Edward Abbey
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appears in About Colorado.
"Be of good cheer," the warhorse Edward Abbey advises, "the militaryindustrial 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 Americ...
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appears in About Colorado.
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