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Title: Appalachian Wilderness: The Great Smoky Mountains by Edward Abbey, Eliot Porter ISBN: 0-88486-012-4 Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99

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Rating: 5
Summary: The Smoky Mountains, from both sides
Comment: Eliot Porter's beautiful photographs of wildflowers, trees, and mountain streams are an interesting juxtaposition to the often caustic prose of Edward Abbey, who writes the main body of the text, and Harry Caudill, who writes the epilogue. This book is Abbey at his best, showing that he can write well about a landscape other than the American southwest. He describes the landscape of the Southern Appalachians in their stark reality: the billboards and phony saloons of industrial tourism, the abandoned stores and churches, the paved roads catering to the rich and sedentary, the forsaken Cherokees. His story is a truthful and compassionate account of the tragedies of the region, as well as a powerful argument that capitalism has failed. This is not the place to start with Abbey--"Desert Solitaire" or "Abbey's Road" would be a better choice--but for those who are already familiar with him, this book will not be a disappointment.

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