Edward Abbey
- A drink a day, keeps the shrink away.
Alternate Name: Abbey, Edward PaulOccupation: author, anarchist, environmentalist
Born: 1927-01-29 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 14 March 1989 in Oracle, Arizona, United States
Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. Writer Larry McMurtry referred to Abbey as the "Thoreau of the American West".
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