{"product_id":"postcards-from-ed-edward-abbey-9781571312853","title":"Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"But hell, I do like to write letters. Much easier than writing books.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd write letters Edward Abbey--\"the Thoreau of the American West\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e)--did. At once incendiary and insightful, cantankerous and profoundly perceptive, Abbey was a singular American writer and cult hero, as famous for books like \u003cem\u003eDesert Solitaire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Monkey Wrench Gang\u003c\/em\u003e as he was infamous for the persona of \"Cactus Ed.\" A true iconoclast with a rich sense of humor, his polemics and salvos--Wallace Stegner once likened Abbey to the \"stinger of a scorpion\"--were not limited to any one arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbey's postcards and letters, legendary during his lifetime, convey the fullness of the man and reveal, along with his wisdom and savage wit, a tender side seldom seen before. For readers new to Abbey, this collection is an awe-inspiring introduction to the man and his works. And for devoted fans, the letters chronicle his evolution as an authentic American voice in the wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Abbey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571312854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571312853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.60w x 0.85d","brand":"Edward Abbey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980113608959,"sku":"9781571312853","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2769270f-4236-48f4-8085-a96874120290.jpg?v=1683248472","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/postcards-from-ed-edward-abbey-9781571312853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}