{"product_id":"postcards-from-ed-dispatches-and-salvos-from-an-american-iconoclast-9781571312853","title":"Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"But hell, I do like to write letters. Much easier than writing books.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd write letters Edward Abbey--\"the Thoreau of the American West\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e)--did. At once incendiary and insightful, cantankerous and profoundly perceptive, Abbey was a singular American writer and cult hero, as famous for books like \u003cem\u003eDesert Solitaire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Monkey Wrench Gang\u003c\/em\u003e as he was infamous for the persona of \"Cactus Ed.\" A true iconoclast with a rich sense of humor, his polemics and salvos--Wallace Stegner once likened Abbey to the \"stinger of a scorpion\"--were not limited to any one arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbey's postcards and letters, legendary during his lifetime, convey the fullness of the man and reveal, along with his wisdom and savage wit, a tender side seldom seen before. For readers new to Abbey, this collection is an awe-inspiring introduction to the man and his works. And for devoted fans, the letters chronicle his evolution as an authentic American voice in the wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473869377810,"sku":"9781571312853","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_68063f8a-6cf4-401a-915a-250158b2c597.jpg?v=1730205059","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/postcards-from-ed-dispatches-and-salvos-from-an-american-iconoclast-9781571312853","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}