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Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. Writer Larry McMurtry referred to Abbey as the "Thoreau of the American West".


Bibliography

  1. (2006)

    Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

  2. (1995)

    The Serpents of Paradise

  3. (1994)

    Confessions of a Barbarian

  4. (1994)

    Earth Apples

  5. (1990)

    Hayduke Lives!

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  • Legal name: Edward Abbey
  • Birthdate: January 29, 1927
  • Birthplace: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Nationality: United States
  • Gender: Male
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  • Genres: Comedy, Travel, Nature, Wilderness, American West
  • Date of death: March 14, 1989 (aged 62)
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