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“God Bless America – Let’s Save Some of It. Long Live The Weeds And The Wilderness Yet! (Joy, shipmates, joy!) Announcement: You are all invited to an all-night party at Jerry Ford’s house. No peanuts will be served. BYOB. If security gives you any trouble, tell them Abbey sent you.” So concluded author, anarchist, essayist and environmental advocate Edward Abbey’s August 1976 appearance at the Vail Symposium.
A controversial figure, Edward Abbey has been both embraced by environmentalists for his love of nature and the American West and derided by others for racism, sexism and actions such as throwing beer cans from his car. His memoir “Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness” inspired visits to the desert and an environmental movement.
Clay Jenkinson has been interviewing Edward Abbey’s friends and family and rethinking Edward Abbey in all his complexity. Clay will put Abbey in his context, including the impacts of his solitary rambles on his five wives and children, while also celebrating the attention he brought to the preservation of public lands. Join Jenkinson for a discussion of the many facets of Abbey.
Listen to Clay’s podcast on Edward Abbey
Recommended reading available at The Bookworm in Edwards:
“Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness” by Edward Abbey
