Edward Abbey
American nature writer and radical environmentalist whose Desert Solitaire is the finest nature writing about the American Southwest. The Monkey Wrench Gang inspired the direct action environmental movement Earth First! He celebrated wilderness with a fierce, comic, anarchic energy.
Works
- The Monkey Wrench GangNovel of wilderness activists waging guerrilla war against environmental destruction in the West
- Desert SolitaireEssay collection celebrating the beauty and independence of the American desert landscape
- Fire on the MountainNovel of an aging anarchist's final stand against developers threatening his land
- Black SunNovel of a woman's journey through the desert seeking healing and spiritual awakening
- The Brave CowboyNovel of a libertarian rebel defying conformity in the American Southwest
- Beyond the WallEssay collection on wilderness, freedom, and humanity's relationship with wild nature
- Abbey's RoadEssay collection reflecting on life, writing, and the American landscape's magic
- The Journey HomeEssay collection exploring nature's appeal and the search for authentic human experience