Abbey in America

More than twenty-five years after his death, iconic writer and nature activist Edward Abbey (19291989) remains an influential presence in the American environmental movement. Abbeys best known works continue to be widely read and inspire discourse on the key issues facing contemporary American society, particularly with respect to urbanization and technology. Abbey in America, published forty years after Abbeys popular novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, features an all-star list of contributors, including journalists, authors, scholars, and two of Abbeys best friends as they explore Abbeys ideas and legacy through their unique literary, personal, and scholarly perspectives.