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Finding Abbey - by Sean Prentiss (Paperback)

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  • Winner of the 2016 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Biography-OtherWinner of the 2016 Utah Book Award for NonfictionWinner of the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award for History/BiographyWinner of the 2016 Michael Hice Memorial Award from the New Mexico Book AssociationSilver Winner of the 2016 PubWest Book Design Award for Adult Trade Book, Non-Illustrated When the great environmental writer Edward Abbey died in 1989, four of his friends buried him secretly in a hidden desert spot that no one would ever find.
  • National Outdoor Book Awards (History/Biography) 2015 1st Winner
  • About the Author: Sean Prentiss is an associate professor of English at Norwich University.
  • 240 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Environmentalists & Naturalists

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About the Book



"Prentiss reveals the power of Ed Abbey's lasting call to action, not just as a Monkey Wrencher, but also as an ethicist who lives by Ed's own motto, 'Follow the truth no matter where it leads.'"--Jack Loeffler, author of Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Abbey



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Winner of the 2016 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Biography-Other

Winner of the 2016 Utah Book Award for Nonfiction

Winner of the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography

Winner of the 2016 Michael Hice Memorial Award from the New Mexico Book Association

Silver Winner of the 2016 PubWest Book Design Award for Adult Trade Book, Non-Illustrated

When the great environmental writer Edward Abbey died in 1989, four of his friends buried him secretly in a hidden desert spot that no one would ever find. The final resting place of the Thoreau of the American West remains unknown and has become part of American folklore. In this book a young writer who went looking for Abbey's grave combines an account of his quest with a creative biography of Abbey.

Sean Prentiss takes readers across the country as he gathers clues from his research, travel, and interviews with some of Abbey's closest friends-including Jack Loeffler, Ken "Seldom Seen" Sleight, David Petersen, and Doug Peacock. Along the way, Prentiss examines his own sense of rootlessness as he attempts to unravel Abbey's complicated legacy, raising larger questions about the meaning of place and home.



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Finding Abbey is philosophical, poetic, a creative biography and a loving, evocative celebration of a controversial life.
--Shelf Awareness

[Finding Abbey] brings us on a fascinating journey. Prentiss is especially able to describe in evocative detail the feeling of mountains and deserts and plains. He gives us an essence of the maddening, fiery, outspoken personality of Edward Abbey.
--The Hardwick Gazette

[Prentiss] locates and interviews Abbey's inner circle of friends, and in these faithfully recorded scenes his book . . . catches fire--including a conversation with Doug Peacock, the ex-Green Beret model for Abbey's monkey-wrenching Hayduke, who in real life keeps a .357 Magnum by his side. The final chapters of Mr. Prentiss's quest are suspenseful and winning. . . . Finding Abbey is a touching book.
--Wall Street Journal

Captures the true spirit of humans and our ability to mold ourselves into what we sincerely long to become through whatever life gives us on our own personal journeys.
--Porter Gulch Review

If you are an Abbey fan, don't miss this book.
--Wildlife Activist

Prentiss offers fine, thoughtful readings of Abbey's writing, and he applies it judiciously to his life and ours.
--Kirkus Reviews

Prentiss successfully demonstrates his ability to write an intriguing and compelling story that simultaneously informs, inspires, and entertains. His vivid imagery and unique interviewing style adds depth and passion to his search, resulting in an exceptional narrative that flows smoothly and conveys his admiration for Abbey and the American West. Finding Abbey is a journey well worth taking.
--Foreword Reviews

Readers will find something to envy in Prentiss's exploration. While having all the makings of an expertly researched piece of narrative journalism, Prentiss also turns the magnifying glass on himself. What is most commendable about Finding Abbey is [Prentiss's] willingness to go the distance and explore, to think deeply about one of modern America's most outspoken critics, and to inspire others to look for what [Prentiss] rightfully calls 'a life worth living.'
--Vermont Sports Magazine

The significance of Abbey in Prentiss's own life is revealed through precise but emotional prose. The effect is both grounding and electrifying.
--Weekly Alibi



About the Author



Sean Prentiss is an associate professor of English at Norwich University. He is the author of Finding Abbey: The Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave (UNM Press) and the coauthor of Environmental and Nature Writing: A Writer's Guide and Anthology. He lives with his family on a small lake in northern Vermont.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Environmentalists & Naturalists
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Sean Prentiss
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2015
TCIN: 1011234909
UPC: 9780826355911
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-5833
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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