Edward Abbey’s essay, “Freedom and Wilderness, Wilderness and Freedom” is a wonderful introduction to his environmental views. It has all the hallmarks of Abbey’s nonfiction work including references to philosophy, economics, and politics, masterful descriptions and recollections, as well as his trademark intolerance for human stupidity in its myriad forms. Rather than becoming dated with the passage of time, his work has become more relevant with each passing year.
written by jbm 1/27/2017
pdf (full essay): http://www.brontaylor.com/courses/pdf/Abbey–WildernessFreedom.pdf
youtube (Abbey reads the essay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8ikhzYX1nY
my thoughts on EA: https://walkcheerfullyblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/writers-i-like
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