
All the Wild That Remains
Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West
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Brian O'Neil
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David Gessner
A homage to the West and to two great writers who set the standard for all who celebrate and defend it.
Archetypal wild man Edward Abbey and proper, dedicated Wallace Stegner left their footprints all over the western landscape. Now, the award-winning nature writer David Gessner follows the ghosts of these two remarkable writer-environmentalists - from Stegner's birthplace in Saskatchewan to the site of Abbey's pilgrimages to Arches - braiding their stories and asking how they speak to the lives of all those who care about the West. What is the future of a region beset by droughts and fires, by fracking and drilling? What should be done about an ever-increasing population that seems to be in the process of loving the West to death? How might two environmental thinkers with radically different personalities - a competent, mature advocate (Stegner) and a monkey-wrenching anarchist (Abbey) - have responded to the crisis?
Gessner takes us on an inspiring, entertaining journey as he renews his own commitment to cultivating a meaningful relationship with the wild, confronting American consumption, and fighting environmental injustice
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A thought provoking delight
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Good stuff
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Great Writing about Great Writers
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Excellent!
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This book is a tapestry. The author, David Gessner, eloquently weaves together the stories of Abbey and Stegner, enriching each with stories of his personal explorations into the land that they knew--from Arizona to Saskatchewan--interviewing some of the people that they knew as well as telling the story of the environmental movement and the contemporary challenges of that movement today. There's a great deal going on in this book, but the author (as opposed to me) presents it all in a very poetic and uncluttered way. This book reads so smooth and I personally found reading it so enjoyable.
I also found in this book exactly what I was looking for. I learned so much about Edward Abbey and Wallace Stegner. And the learning was enjoyable.
Of Abbey, I've only read 'Dessert Solitaire' and I was personally rather annoyed by it. I found some of Abbey's attitudes hypocritical. This book explained that hypocrisy to me in a way that helped me to better understand Abbey and his work. It didn't change my attitude toward Edward Abbey but did greatly enhance my understanding of him.
Of Wallace Stegner, I had very high expectations. I've read much of Stegner's work and consider 'Angle of Repose' the greatest work of literature I've ever read--and I've read it three times (likely to read it many more). I love that book and Wallace Stegner. I could not have been more pleased with this book in what I learned about my literary hero. David Gessner provided a rich literary analysis of his books as well as a biography on Stegner that only helped me to understand and appreciate Wallace Stegner and his work even more.
This was a great book that read quickly and loved every page. It was one that I felt good about reading. It made me appreciate both Abbey and Stegner even more.
A Beautifully Written Book
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Interesting, though could have been a little shorter
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A Classic
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Pretty good but issues with narration
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All the while
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After listening to this book, I will certainly be returning to some of these works I have not read in many years.
Good critique of important writers and works
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