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The first part of Abbey's Road is given to a walkabout in the outback of Australia, whose scattered human settlements remind Abbey of towns in the American West, "although not so blatantly ugly." Having ignored good advice not to stray too far afield in that waterless place and lived to tell the tale, Abbey turns later in the book to other desert landscapes (islands in the Gulf of California, remote corners of the Grand Canyon, and the like) before delivering a series of trademark yawps against the forces that would just as soon bulldoze such places as protect them. Along the way Abbey recalls his work as a seasonal park ranger (which yielded his incomparable memoir, Desert Solitaire) and fire lookout, offers a few tongue-in-cheek words in defense of rednecks, and muses on the effects of hallucinogenic drugs and the virtues of his "slapstick, slapdash, sex-crazed manner"--all good and generally good-natured pieces, even if a few of them are now showing signs of age.
If you're new to Abbey's work, Abbey's Road is not the best place to start; have a look at The Best of Edward Abbey or The Serpents of Paradise, two sturdy, career-spanning collections. But if you've read his better-known books and want to have a closer look at the man behind them, Abbey's Road is the one to follow. --Gregory McNamee
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Seller Inventory # 052505006X_Good
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Book Description Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Very good in a very good dust jacket. 8vo. 198 pp. Hardcover, quarter ivory cloth over green boards. Seller Inventory # 132780
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 198 pages. Seller Inventory # 98225
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First printing. Review copy with slip and two page publisher press release laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 198 pages. Seller Inventory # 63255
Book Description Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. REVIEW COPY. (Slip laid-in) Near fine in a virtually fine dj. (Faint crease on spine of dj. Couple spots of faint soiling in text. Top edge lightly foxed) Scarcest of the later Abbey titles. Seller Inventory # 6303