Down the River

by Abbey, Edward
3.7 out of 5 Customer Rating
ISBN: 9780452265639
Availability:
$8.49
Used - Trade Paperback - 9780452265639

Available Offers

Pickup at HPB Monroeville Out of stock at HPB Monroeville Check other stores
FREE -
Ship to Me
$3.99 - Get it Jul 19 - 22

Overview

Down the River is a collection of essays both timeless and timely. It is an exploration of the abiding beauty of some of the last great stretches of American wilderness on voyages down rivers where the body and mind float free, and the grandeur of nature gives rise to meditations on everything from the life of Henry David Thoreau to the militarization of the open range. At the same time, it is an impassioned condemnation of what is being done to our natural heritage in the name of progress, profit, and security. Filled with fiery dawns, wild and shining rivers, and radiant sandstone canyons, it is charged as well with heartfelt, rampageous rage at human greed, blindness, and folly. It is, in short, Edward Abbey at his best, where and when we need him most.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Abbey, Edward
  • ISBN: 9780452265639
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.96 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 256
  • Publication Year: 1991

Customer Reviews