Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - Megan - GoodreadsThe Brave Cowboy is a tale very much of its time (the Cold War of the 1950s), while also a prophetic tale, predicting what was to become of the Southwestern United States, both geographically and ... Read full review
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - ethan - GoodreadsAbbey is lyrical and utilizes his language skills in this pursuit story. He falls short on characterization, though. It was hard to sympathize with the protagonist and the ending felt very contrived ... Read full review
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - Jared - GoodreadsEh, I've loved Abbey books, both fiction and non- but this one was lacking the gritty humor and brazen environmentalism I'm use to. Barely finished it, and the ending was tragic but predictable. Read full review
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - Richard Hayes - GoodreadsAbbey wrote his MA thesis on the topic of justifications of violence in the anarchist movement. The philosophy department at University of New Mexico awarded him the MA in 1956. Abbey spent the rest ... Read full review
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - David - GoodreadsHad to read this book which was made into a movie with Kurt Douglas called "Lonely Are the Brave". Good relatively modern day cowboy that doesn't belong in the modern age movie. Read full review
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - Bethany Gray - GoodreadsThe only fiction of his that I really enjoy. Read full review
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - GoodreadsI don't usually write reviews, but I just want to say that you have to read this book!!
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - Annette - GoodreadsThe second of Abbey's novels, this is a tale of a dying breed - - the wandering cowboy of the West. It's about resistance to modern regulations, changing technology, and growth and development. It's ... Read full review
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - Goodreadsso classic...that Hollywood made a classic with Kirt Douglas
Review: The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time
User Review - Eugene Miya - GoodreadsI saw the B&W film "Lonely Are the Brave" more than a decade before I heard the name Edward Abbey. Kirk Douglas wrote that this was his favorite film, ever. If one needs a comparison name it's Cowboys ... Read full review
