Fools Progress - Hardcover

Abbey, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805009213 ISBN 13: 9780805009217

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1988

Synopsis

Henry Lightcap, a man facing a terminal illness, sets out on a trip across America accompanied only by his dog, Solstice, and discovers the beauty and majesty of the Southwest

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Review

"Praise the earth for Edward Abbey."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review "
"Abbey can attain a kind of glory in his writing. He takes scenes that have been well-traveled by other writers and recreates them as traditional American myth."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"We are living...among punishments and ruins. For those who know this, Edward Abbey's books remain an indispensable solace."--Wendell Berry
"He is the voice of all that is ornery and honorable."--Alice Hoffman

"Praise the earth for Edward Abbey." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review"

"Abbey can attain a kind of glory in his writing. He takes scenes that have been well-traveled by other writers and recreates them as traditional American myth." --"The New York Times Book Review"

"We are living...among punishments and ruins. For those who know this, Edward Abbey's books remain an indispensable solace." --"Wendell Berry"

"He is the voice of all that is ornery and honorable." --"Alice Hoffman"

Praise the earth for Edward Abbey. "Los Angeles Times Book Review"

Abbey can attain a kind of glory in his writing. He takes scenes that have been well-traveled by other writers and recreates them as traditional American myth. "The New York Times Book Review"

We are living...among punishments and ruins. For those who know this, Edward Abbey's books remain an indispensable solace. "Wendell Berry"

He is the voice of all that is ornery and honorable. "Alice Hoffman""

Praise the earth for Edward Abbey. Los Angeles Times Book Review

Abbey can attain a kind of glory in his writing. He takes scenes that have been well-traveled by other writers and recreates them as traditional American myth. The New York Times Book Review

We are living...among punishments and ruins. For those who know this, Edward Abbey's books remain an indispensable solace. Wendell Berry

He is the voice of all that is ornery and honorable. Alice Hoffman

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"Praise the earth for Edward Abbey." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Abbey can attain a kind of glory in his writing. He takes scenes that have been well-traveled by other writers and recreates them as traditional American myth." --The New York Times Book Review

"We are living...among punishments and ruins. For those who know this, Edward Abbey's books remain an indispensable solace." --Wendell Berry

"He is the voice of all that is ornery and honorable." --Alice Hoffman

About the Author

The author of Desert Solitaire and The Monkey Wrench Gang is unchallenged among radicals of all ages. Edward Abbey, an American icon, called "the original fly in the ointment" by Tom McGuane, today has roads and a town named after him.

Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805009213
• ISBN 13: 9780805009217
• Binding: Hardcover