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Desert Solitaire
- A Season in the Wilderness
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving. Both Abbey and this book are all of these and more. Here, the legendary author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road and many other critically acclaimed books vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah. This is a rare view of a quest to experience nature in its purest form -- the silence, the struggle, the overwhelming beauty. 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.
Abbey's observations and challenges remain as relevant now as the day he wrote them. Today, Desert Solitaire asks if any of our incalculable natural treasures can be saved before the bulldozers strike again.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-05-16
made me want to visit the desert southwest!
I enjoyed this book, especially it's description of Arches and surrounding area. Abbey's strong opinions on American culture in the 1960s were interesting if a bit dated but overall the book made me really want to explore the deserts he describes.
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-03-28
Weird and I liked it
I found this book pretty weird. It oscillated between beautiful descriptions of the desert southwest, and outdated, angry old man rants. Very entertaining. It contains a lot of ideas that made me think about public lands in a new way.
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- Brian Thompson
- 2023-06-19
Great
Was told that this was a good one to put on my list. It was well done.
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- Smaurice
- 2019-08-26
Very captivating !
Great story with the narrator reading with enthusiasm, keeping you holding on the whole way. definitely will be adding to my collection and giving it another listen in the future
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