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Down the River
Edward Abbey
Abbey floating rivers across the American West, ranting and rhapsodizing in equal measure. Part travelogue, part environmental polemic, entirely Abbey. The Glen Canyon chapter is a eulogy for a drowned landscape.
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River & Water
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American Southwest
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Publisher
Plume Books
Published
1991
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