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When the environmental writer Edward Abbey died in 1989, four of his friends buried him secretly in a hidden desert spot that no one would ever find. The final resting place of the Thoreau of the American West remains unknown and has become part of American folklore. In this book a young writer who went looking for Abbey’s grave combines an account of his quest with a creative biography of Abbey.

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    Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
    Publication Date: 30/05/2015
    ISBN13: 9780826355911, 978-0826355911
    ISBN10: 0826355919
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    Natural History Nature and the natural world: general interest Travel writing

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    Book Synopsis
    When the environmental writer Edward Abbey died in 1989, four of his friends buried him secretly in a hidden desert spot that no one would ever find. The final resting place of the Thoreau of the American West remains unknown and has become part of American folklore. In this book a young writer who went looking for Abbey’s grave combines an account of his quest with a creative biography of Abbey.

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