{"product_id":"the-journey-home-some-words-in-the-defense-of-the-american-west-paperback","title":"The Journey Home: Some Words in the Defense of the American West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Journey Home \u003c\/i\u003eranges from the surreal cityscapes of Hoboken and Manhattan to the solitary splendor of the deserts and mountains of the Southwest. It is alive with ranchers, dam builders, kissing bugs, and mountain lions. In a voice edged with chagrin, Edward Abbey offers a portrait of the American West that we'll not soon forget, offering us the observations of a man who left the urban world behind to think about the natural world and the myths buried therein. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Abbey, our foremost \"ecological philosopher,\" has a voice like no other. He can be wildly funny, ferociously acerbic, and unexpectedly moving as he ardently champions our natural wilderness and castigates those who would ravish it for the perverse pleasure of profit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e, a self-proclaimed \"agrarian anarchist,\" was hailed as the \"Thoreau of the American West.\" Known nationally as a champion of the individual and one of this country's foremost defenders of the natural environment, he was the author of twenty books, both fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire, The Monkey Wrench Gang, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Home. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 1989, at the age of sixty-two, Edward Abbey died in Oracle, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.38 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342183456870,"sku":"9780452265622","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/LdjsfJ40NY9780452265622.webp?v=1774871409","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-journey-home-some-words-in-the-defense-of-the-american-west-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}