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The Best Of Edward Abbey
By Doug Peacock (foreword by) and Edward Abbey
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Counterpoint
Publication date July 28, 2005
Pages 433
Binding Paperback
Edition 2
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9781578051212
ISBN-10 1578051215
Dimensions 1.50 by 5.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.10 lbs.
Original list price $16.95
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This is the only major collection of Abbey’s writings compiled by the author himself: in his own words, “to present what I think is both the best and most representative of my writing—so far.” It serves up a rich feast of fiction and prose by the singular American writer whom Larry McMurtry called “the Thoreau of the American West.”
Devoted Abbey fans along with readers just discovering his work will find a mother lode of treasures here: generous chunks of his best novels, including The Brave Cowboy, Black Sun, and his classic The Monkey Wrench Gang; and more than a score of his evocative, passionate, trenchant essays—a genre in which he produced acknowledged masterpieces such as Desert Solitaire. Scattered throughout are the author’s own petroglyph-style sketches.
This new edition adds selections from work that appeared shortly before Abbey’s death: a chapter from Hayduke Lives!, the hilarious sequel to The Monkey Wrench Gang; excerpts from his revealing journals; and examples of his poetry. A new foreword by Doug Peacock—Abbey’s close friend and the model for the flamboyant activist Hayduke—offers a fond appreciation of this larger-than-life figure in American letters.


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Hardcover
from Peter Smith Pub Inc (June 1, 1992)
9780844665221 | details & prices | List price $20.00
About: One of the most popular and celebrated contemporary authors selects 31 of his favorite pieces--both fiction and nonfiction--including selections from such bestsellers as Desert Solitaire, The Brave Cowboy, The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road, Down the River, The Journey Home, and more.
Paperback
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With Doug Peacock (other contributor) | 2 edition from Counterpoint (July 28, 2005)
9781578051212 | details & prices | 433 pages | 5.50 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $16.95
About: This is the only major collection of Abbey’s writings compiled by the author himself: in his own words, “to present what I think is both the best and most representative of my writing—so far.
Reprint edition from Sierra Club Books (April 1, 1988)
9780871567864 | details & prices | 383 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Gathers selections from seven of the author's novels and essays about the desert, Death Valley, urban life, the lower class, and nature

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