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  2. WEBMay 23, 2019 · Amy Irvine is a writer and activist who responds to Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire with her own book, Desert Cabal. She explores …

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      Amy Irvine is a sixth-generation Utahn and longtime public lands advocate. Her memoir, Trespass: Living at the Edge of the Promised Land received the Orion Magazine Book Award, and the Colorado Book Award—while the Los Angeles Times wrote that it "might very well be Desert Solitaire's literary heir."
      Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award .
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      Abbey changed Irvine’s life, as he did for many people who feel drawn to the desert dirtbag life, but 50 years after Solitaire was first published, his vision of environmentalism feels narrow. So Irvine sits down in the desert, cracks a beer, and confronts Cactus Ed about his attitude.
      Irvine tells Abbey how the Trump administration has rolled back protections for clean air and water. Each of her chapters is a response to one of his, to check his reality and show that we can’t just monkeywrench our way back to untouched wilderness.
    • WEBNov 28, 2018 · Amy Irvine Takes Ed Abbey to Task in ‘Desert Cabal’. What do we do with the work of complicated outdoor men? One new book—released in time for the 50th anniversary of 'Desert...

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