"Vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah ... But this is also the gripping, anguished cry of a man of character who challenges the growing exploitation of the wilderness by oil and mining interests, as well as by the tourist industry"--
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"Vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah ... But this is also the gripping, anguished cry of a man of character who challenges the growing exploitation of the wilderness by oil and mining interests, as well as by the tourist industry"--
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Add this copy of Desert Solitaire to cart. $11.49, good condition, Sold by Foggypaws rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sonoma, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Ballantine Books.
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June 1980 eighth printing mass market trade paperback in good condition. Inscription on the front inside cover and writing on the back inside cover. There is some light watering to the bottom edge of some of the inside pages. Other than that, all inside pages are in good shape. There is a 3 inch surface scratch to the back cover Other than that, there is regular shelf wear to the spine and cover. 303 pages.
Add this copy of Desert Solitaire to cart. $8.41, good condition, Sold by Jenson Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Logan, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Ballantine Books.
Add this copy of Desert Solitaire to cart. $33.94, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Ballantine Books.
Add this copy of Desert Solitaire: a Season in the Wilderness to cart. $36.95, like new condition, Sold by Zoar Books & Gallery rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rowe, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Ballantine Books.
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Fine. 4 1/4" X 7", 303 pages. A celebration of the beauty of living in a harsh and hostile land. This book may well seem like a ride on a bucking bronco. It is rough, tough, combative. The author is a rebel and an eloquent loner. His is a passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. it has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and bueaty.
I had read this book years ago and again once for my book group. I ordered this copy for a 20-something poet friend, as I feel it is something every literate citizen of the Southwest should read. Abbey was a reclusive, curmudgeonly, poetic visionary who really loved the beautiful dry desert lands that I also love. He's a really good writer and I would recommend this book to any desert-lover, and to anyone who would like to read a snapshot of a specific time now past.
