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Down the River (9780452265639)

by Edward Abbey

Plume

Paperback 242 pages English January 30, 1991

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Down the River is a collection of essays both timeless and timely. It is an exploration of the abiding beauty of some of the last great stretches of American wilderness on voyages down rivers where the body and mind float free, and the grandeur of nature gives rise to meditations on everything from the life of Henry David Thoreau to the militarization of the open range. At the same time, it is an impassioned condemnation of what is being done to our natural heritage in the name of progress, profit, and security. Filled with fiery dawns, wild and shining rivers, and radiant sandstone canyons, it is charged as well with heartfelt, rampageous rage at human greed, blindness, and folly. It is, in short, Edward Abbey at his best, where and when we need him most.
Author:
Edward Abbey
Publisher:
Plume
Publication Date:
January 30, 1991
Number of pages:
242 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0452265630
ISBN-13:
9780452265639