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Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
x, 298 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A biography of author/environmentalist Edward Abbey by his friend and camping buddy Jack Loeffler, discussing his early life, his move west, his inclination toward anarchism, and his literary career.
Author
Publisher
Harbinger House
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
xv, 194 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
These fifteen spontaneous commentaries on the health of the planet and the plight of traditional cultureas express concern, commitment, and a poignant call for remedial action. The voice of individual integrity can be heard above the din of bureaucracy and corporate-funded media which is driving the planet toward self-destruction. The authors and film-makers interviewed here provide glimpses into our illusion of planetary security and identify a few...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"With the temperament of Santa Claus and the tenacity of a badger, Jack Loeffler reveals his compassion and concern for Southwestern traditional cultures and their respective habitats in the wake of Manifest Destiny. He speaks of his resistance to the corporate and political machinations that have turned the Southwest into the National Sacrifice Area in order to promulgate growth for the sake of growth. Working both as an individual and with comrades...
Author
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
175 p. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
A complex tapestry of multicultural viewpoints on the theme of homeland. This project developed out of interviews by Loeffler, started in the 1980s, of key figures (historians, environmentalists, lawyers, Native Americans, etc.) in the land usage rights movement. Contains a book and a CD.
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xvii, 268 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
For over forty years aural historian Jack Loeffler has wandered the West engaging people in conversations and recording those conversations for posterity. When asked by the New Mexico Humanities Council to produce an anthology of interviews that would combine elements of two projects sponsored by the Council, the Between Fences traveling exhibition and a project focused on the Great Depression and New Deal, Loeffler turned to the landscape of the...
6) Wrenched
Publisher
[Distributed by] Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reveals how Edward Abbey's anarchistic spirit and riotous novels influenced and helped guide the nascent environmental movement of the 1970s and 1980s. Through interviews, archival footage and re-enactments, the film captures the outrage of Abbey's friends who were the original eco-warriors. In defense of wilderness, these early activists pioneered "monkeywrenching"--a radical blueprint for "wrenching the system." As exemplified by EarthFirst! in...