{"product_id":"down-the-river-paperback-2","title":"Down the River - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown the River \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e, a self-proclaimed \"agrarian anarchist,\" was hailed as the \"Thoreau of the American West.\" Known nationally as a champion of the individual and one of this country's foremost defenders of the natural environment, he was the author of twenty books, both fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire, The Monkey Wrench Gang, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Home. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 1989, at the age of sixty-two, Edward Abbey died in Oracle, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.96 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723973070911,"sku":"9780452265639","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1ea5e120888c51a0ff442f82c9289bfb.webp?v=1765101021","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/down-the-river-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}