Cactus Country: The American Wilderness (7291599)

by Time-Life Books and Edward Abbey

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0729159906
• ISBN13: 9780729159906
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Time Life Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

a little-known gem for your Edward Abbey collection!

Edward Abbey's death left a big hole in the latter part of the 20th century - a hole at least as big as an aluminum strip-mine in the middle of Montana. Imagine my surprise and delight several years later when i found an Abbey book that i hadn't already read - this one. Published by Time-life and so, obviously, a work for hire, this volume still conveys all of Abbey's love of and reverence for his beloved Southwest, while not being quite as over-the-top Luddite as many of his other works. Combine this with photography that's up to the high standards of most Time-Life "coffee table" series, and you've got a winner. (Collectors take note: first editions are identifiable by a small hourglass shape on the bottom right corner of the last page of the index. Also - the dust jacket for this book is pretty rare. Consider yourself lucky if you have one!)