Desert solitaire: a season in the wilderness 9780795317477, 0795317476, 9780795317484, 0795317484
First published in 1968,Desert Solitaireis one of Edward Abbey’s most critically acclaimed works and marks his first for
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English Pages xiv, 269 pages: illustrations Year 2011
Table of contents :
Cover page --
Title page --
Copyright --
Dedication --
Contents --
Author's Introduction --
The First Morning --
Solitaire --
The Serpents of Paradise --
Cliffrose and Bayonets --
Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks --
Rocks --
Cowboys and Indians --
Cowboys and Indians Part II --
Water --
The Heat of Noon: Ruck and Tree and Cloud --
The Moon-Eyed Horse --
Down the River --
Havasu --
The Dead Man at Grandview Point --
Tukuhnikivats, the Island in the Desert --
Episodes and Visions --
Terra Incognita: Into the Maze --
Bedrock and Paradox.
Cover page --
Title page --
Copyright --
Dedication --
Contents --
Author's Introduction --
The First Morning --
Solitaire --
The Serpents of Paradise --
Cliffrose and Bayonets --
Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks --
Rocks --
Cowboys and Indians --
Cowboys and Indians Part II --
Water --
The Heat of Noon: Ruck and Tree and Cloud --
The Moon-Eyed Horse --
Down the River --
Havasu --
The Dead Man at Grandview Point --
Tukuhnikivats, the Island in the Desert --
Episodes and Visions --
Terra Incognita: Into the Maze --
Bedrock and Paradox.
