Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Good News Good News Edward Abbey Jack, an old man in search of his son, and Sam, a Harvard-educated Indian, face the dictator and his nasty band of killers who are taking over the South. OL13703570W
We the Resistance We the Resistance Leo Szilard,Vito Russo,Susan B. Anthony,Henry David Thoreau,Frederick Douglass,W. E. B. Du Bois,Dulce M. Garcia,Sojourner Truth,Chief Joseph,Thurgood Marshall,Helen Keller,Ida B. Wells-Barnett,Mary "Mother" Jones,Anita Hill,Angela Y. Davis,Amy Uyematsu,Edward Abbey,Jesse Jackson,June Jordan,Dolores Huerta,Bayard Rustin **A first-person history of nonviolent resistance in the U.S., from pre-Revolutionary America to the Trump years.** While historical accounts of the United States typically focus on the nation's m… OL19082232W
Slickrock Slickrock Edward Abbey A book which describes the unique beauty and fragile ecology of Utah, which was, at the time of writing, already threatened by destruction due to tourism, pollution, etc. OL2929622W
The Journey Home The Journey Home Edward Abbey A collection of essays on the American West covers such issues as urban growth, the gentrification of the small-town West, and wilderness preservation. OL2929628W
Desert solitaire Desert solitaire Edward Abbey A book about Edward Abbey's life as a park ranger in the American Southwest in the 1950's. OL2929632W