Edward Paul Abbey

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Edward Paul Abbey

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: March 17, 1989 (61)
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States (complications from surgery; he suffered four days of esophageal hemorrhaging, due to esophageal varices, )
Immediate Family:

Son of Paul Revere Abbey and Mildred Irene Abbey
Husband of Judith Minna Abbey and Clarke Abbey
Ex-husband of Jean Abbey; Rita Abbey/Belliveau and Renee Abbey
Father of Private; Private; Private User; Private and Private
Brother of John Charles Abbey; Howard David Abbey; Private and Private

Occupation: an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views.
Managed by: Bruce Robert Long
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Immediate Family

About Edward Paul Abbey

Edward Abbey was an American author, essayist, and environmental activist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include Desert Solitaire, a non-fiction autobiographical account of his time as a park ranger at Arches National Park considered to be an iconic work of nature writing and a staple of early environmentalist writing; the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by environmentalists and groups defending nature by various means, also called eco-warriors; his novel Hayduke Lives!; and his essay collections Down the River (with Henry Thoreau & Other Friends) (1982) and One Life at a Time, Please (1988). (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Family

Sons of Edward Paul Abbey and Rita Deanin:

  • Joshua Abbey, b. 1956
  • Aaron Paul Abbey, b.1959

Daughter of Edward Paul Abbey and Judith Pepper:

  • Susannah Abbey, b. 1968

Children of Edward Paul Abbey and Clarke Cartwright:

  • Rebecca Claire Abbey, b. 1983
  • Benjamin Abbey, b. 1987

Sources

  • "Edward Abbey." Wikipedia, revision of 3 June 2022. < link > Accessed 20 July 2022.
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Edward Paul Abbey's Timeline

1927
June 29, 1927
Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States