Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast.a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. “One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. His body was secretly interred in an unmarked grave in southern Arizona.more He was buried as he had requested: in a sleeping bag-no embalming fluid, no casket. His love for nature and extreme distrust of the industrial world influenced much of his work and helped garner a cult following.Ībbey died on March 14, 1989, due to complications from surgery. During his service, he was in close proximity to the ruins of ancient Native American cultures and saw the expansion and destruction of modern civilization. It was during this time that he developed the relationship with the area’s environment that influenced his writing. Abbey died on March 14, 1989, due t Edward Paul Abbey (1927–1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views.Ībbey attended college in New Mexico and then worked as a park ranger and fire lookout for the National Park Service in the Southwest. His love for nature and extreme distrust of the industrial world influenced much of his work and helped garner a cult following.

Abbey attended college in New Mexico and then worked as a park ranger and fire lookout for the National Park Service in the Southwest.

Edward Paul Abbey (1927–1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views.

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey