In the summer of 1944, the year before the year I fell in love, I hitchhiked from Pennsylvania to Seattle by way of Chicago and Yellowstone National Park: from Seattle down the coast to San Francisco; and from there by way of Barstow and Needles via boxcar, thumb, and bus through the Southwest back home to the old farm, three months later.
An edition of The Journey Home
(1977)
The journey home
some words in defense of the American West
by Edward Abbey
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A collection of essays on the American West covers such issues as urban growth, the gentrification of the small-town West, and wilderness preservation.
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Description and travel, Intellectual life, American Authors, Homes and haunts, Wilderness areas, Authors, American, Biography, West (u.s.)People
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The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West
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The journey home: some words in defense of the American West
1991, Plume
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The journey home: some words in defense of the American West
1977, Dutton
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Reprint. Originally published: New York : Dutton, c1977.
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