I'm torn. Ol' Ed would be heavily amused by his most fanatical fans, and disturbed by them at the same time. If anyone ever pinpoints his final resting place, don't ever share it. He'd haunt that person until the end of time.
Sitting around a campfire in joshua tree a friend dropped this book on me and it changed who i am and my life also.. Just after reading it, Abbey died.. Ive read all the rest of his works also, one after the other... I have to mention the fools progress and how I hated it.. I cringed all the way through it but could not put it down and at the end I was gutted just as if my best and closest friend had just died... I read it again, and again since then... Every time it guts me,, that sense of loss, of great loss... A part of me dies with him in that book,, the part that needs to die to be who I truly am.
EA would want to be remembered (if at all) for getting people to think outside their normal constraints. He would not want his final resting place to be known to anyone but the buzzards and bugs.
My book was The Monkey Wrench Gang. I ending up loving all of Abbey’s writings, Desert Solitaire included, but TMWG and Fire on the Mountain, probably two of his most traditional works of fiction, are the ones I hold closest. Like so many other kids somewhere between their 16th & 19th year on the planet, around that time I had a very big decision to make - where to go next. After spending every one of my previous years on the highly populated east coast, in the area between Philadelphia & Baltimore, I knew I wanted to leave… but go where? In the end, I found two things that helped me make that decision. One of them was Abbey. More specifically, The Monkey Wrench Gang, and the incredible descriptions of the desert Southwest’s beauty that he is so well known for. A girl may or may not have been the other. In the end, those two things propelled me to enroll in a southwestern University and I’ve been in this area of CA/AZ/NM ever since. I have yet to read Finding Abbey, but I literally just ordered it after watching this, and since trolling the Cabeza Prieta in an attempt to find that headstone emboldened with ‘No Comment” has always been something I wanted to do, I’m looking forward to reading about how it went for Mr Prentiss, and the experiences he had along the way. Thanks for posting this talk✌
Abbey was a big influence on my life too. I'm lucky to have grown up in his shadow in Southern Utah. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts spoke to my soul and taught me to strive for peace.
And soon Glen Canyon will re-emerge, though it will have a lot of silt in it. Hayduke would love that! The ecosystem that was destroyed may not come back fully, but one will return that adapts to the vanishing of the lake and ongoing climate change.
9:59 Abbey liked to say he was born in Home but was actually born in Indiana, PA 10:53 Jack Loeffler Monkey Wrench Gang manuscript 11:14 drinking in the desert with Doug Peacock
I understand your passion, but Eds' resting place should not be turned into a tourist attraction. I own your book, I bought it, but I wish you hadn't given away his secret place. He did not intend for anyone to give away his grave site, and you shouldn't have.
PatdavolioinNH i don’t believe the author revealed the location. the last chapters that narrow in on the search itself are vaguely described as “abbey country,” the vast desert southwest. he lists several places he thinks the body could be, thanks to public interviews and works by abbeys friends, and then the author’s own interviews with those friends. but what info did you find revealing to the grave’s location? (the landscapes?)
But he ended up living in Vermont? Lol anyway. I bought Desert Solitaire in my mid-20’s and now at 52 exploring the West for the first time felt this was the time to read it. It’s just incredible, and I don’t want it to end. I understand being that passionate about a great book and it can change your life!
hmmm, Mr. Abby would have little mind of being called: an environmentalist. jus' sayin...that said, spot on on the effect the book(s) had on my fine self...
I'm torn. Ol' Ed would be heavily amused by his most fanatical fans, and disturbed by them at the same time.
If anyone ever pinpoints his final resting place, don't ever share it. He'd haunt that person until the end of time.
the maze???
Some have been there…
Sitting around a campfire in joshua tree a friend dropped this book on me and it changed who i am and my life also.. Just after reading it, Abbey died.. Ive read all the rest of his works also, one after the other... I have to mention the fools progress and how I hated it.. I cringed all the way through it but could not put it down and at the end I was gutted just as if my best and closest friend had just died... I read it again, and again since then... Every time it guts me,, that sense of loss, of great loss... A part of me dies with him in that book,, the part that needs to die to be who I truly am.
Fools Progress does the same to me. Ed, knew how to end a book and keep you coming back for more. Have you seen the documentary "Wrenched " ?
EA would want to be remembered (if at all) for getting people to think outside their normal constraints. He would not want his final resting place to be known to anyone but the buzzards and bugs.
I tell the story of the father and son searching for Uranium to my daughter and she loves it..Thanks Edward Abbey.
The Emperor Wears No Clothes and The Emerald Mile. Some of the biggest impacts on my life.
My book was The Monkey Wrench Gang. I ending up loving all of Abbey’s writings, Desert Solitaire included, but TMWG and Fire on the Mountain, probably two of his most traditional works of fiction, are the ones I hold closest. Like so many other kids somewhere between their 16th & 19th year on the planet, around that time I had a very big decision to make - where to go next. After spending every one of my previous years on the highly populated east coast, in the area between Philadelphia & Baltimore, I knew I wanted to leave… but go where? In the end, I found two things that helped me make that decision. One of them was Abbey. More specifically, The Monkey Wrench Gang, and the incredible descriptions of the desert Southwest’s beauty that he is so well known for. A girl may or may not have been the other. In the end, those two things propelled me to enroll in a southwestern University and I’ve been in this area of CA/AZ/NM ever since. I have yet to read Finding Abbey, but I literally just ordered it after watching this, and since trolling the Cabeza Prieta in an attempt to find that headstone emboldened with ‘No Comment” has always been something I wanted to do, I’m looking forward to reading about how it went for Mr Prentiss, and the experiences he had along the way. Thanks for posting this talk✌
Abbey was a big influence on my life too. I'm lucky to have grown up in his shadow in Southern Utah. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts spoke to my soul and taught me to strive for peace.
We need Hayduke now more than ever. Hayduke lives!
And soon Glen Canyon will re-emerge, though it will have a lot of silt in it. Hayduke would love that! The ecosystem that was destroyed may not come back fully, but one will return that adapts to the vanishing of the lake and ongoing climate change.
9:59 Abbey liked to say he was born in Home but was actually born in Indiana, PA 10:53 Jack Loeffler Monkey Wrench Gang manuscript 11:14 drinking in the desert with Doug Peacock
I’m a western grad. Read your book. I know dr John. Your book is awesome! Love the ted talk. Keep up the great work man!
Go Western! Thanks for reading it! Dr. John rocks!
Has SNL done a skit on Tedx Talks yet?
This was absolutely wonderful. I only wish it were longer.
Happy to have stumbled upon this. I was unaware of this new book, it has me curious.
...and it's time to revisit Desert Solitaire, again.
Edward Paul Abbey is my God.
Great video,,I love books by Edward Abbey
I understand your passion, but Eds' resting place should not be turned into a tourist attraction. I own your book, I bought it, but I wish you hadn't given away his secret place. He did not intend for anyone to give away his grave site, and you shouldn't have.
PatdavolioinNH i don’t believe the author revealed the location. the last chapters that narrow in on the search itself are vaguely described as “abbey country,” the vast desert southwest. he lists several places he thinks the body could be, thanks to public interviews and works by abbeys friends, and then the author’s own interviews with those friends. but what info did you find revealing to the grave’s location? (the landscapes?)
Did you read the damn book? Prentiss did NO SUCH THING. Gives you a hint of several hundred thousand square mile.
But he ended up living in Vermont? Lol anyway. I bought Desert Solitaire in my mid-20’s and now at 52 exploring the West for the first time felt this was the time to read it. It’s just incredible, and I don’t want it to end. I understand being that passionate about a great book and it can change your life!
And Abbey lived in Hoboken NJ haha. So what?
Vermont has vast wilderness
That was great.
Excellent!
Lol! I had to reed for my pilot certification but instead i could not stop reading "The Monkey Wrench Gang" - I passed my exam with 90%, no problem!
He was born in Indiana Pennsylvania, NOT Home Pennsylvania
True. He grew up in Home.
peacock was the base for hayduke in monkeywrenchgang
I would guess that "Abbey" would prefer to be left alone.
Maybe. On the other hand, he spent his whole life chasing fame.
GRATE!
Slowly falling in love w abbey after reading monkey wrench gang
false: Abbey was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania
You are right. He grew up in Home. Born in Indiana.
Rachel Carson
This guy means well but he needs to enroll in a Welding or Carpentry class. I left him + feedback for effort
While I have never welded, I did build my own cabin. Never took a carpentry class, though.
hmmm, Mr. Abby would have little mind of being called: an environmentalist. jus' sayin...that said, spot on on the effect the book(s) had on my fine self...
.... ken Sleight is my great uncle ....
Was your uncle the model for Seldom Seen Smith?
@@gives_bad_advice yes actually 😂
@@maxsleight that's awesome. I bet you have some stories about him
Even for a mediocre man, a mediocre talk. Moscow is also a place that is best described in a metaphor.
Esophageal varices. Sad Story.
Walden
Yeah, but are you wealthy enough to own a first edition of Jonathan Troy? Worth a fortune.
Was there a second edition?
I held a copy in my hands once. That was as close as I got.
I’m a hippie…
This guy is stuffed full.
Leave him alone.
Hes DEAD. He will not mind
i dont think abby was an anarchist he supported tough immigration laws and conservation laws
read his masters thesis
Anarchists can be "conservative".
get to the point