Desert Solitaire ;
by Abbey, Edward frey50
Series: A Touchstone book Published by : Simon and Schuster (New York) , 1968 Physical details: 269 p. ISBN:0671207164.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 - 899 | 818.5 Abb (Browse shelf) | Available | 50393 |
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: Rock 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
This book is an account of Abbey's seasons as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. Abbey reflects on the nature of the Colorado Plateau desert, on the condition of our remaining wilderness, and on the future of a civilization that cannot reconcile itself to living in the natural world. He also recounts adventures with scorpions and snakes, obstinate tourists and entrenched bureaucrats, and, most powerful of all, with his own mortality.