The Monkey Wrench Gang
by:
Edward Abbey (author)
Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke has returned from war to find his beloved southwestern desert threatened by industrial development. Joining with Bronx exile and feminist saboteur Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D.,...
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Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke has returned from war to find his beloved southwestern desert threatened by industrial development. Joining with Bronx exile and feminist saboteur Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D., Hayduke is ready to fight the power—taking on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are threatening the natural habitat. The Monkey Wrench Gang is on the move—and peaceful coexistence be damned!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061129766 (0061129763)
ASIN: 61129763
Publish date: December 12th 2006
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
So okay, my homeboy Jake swears by this book...anyone have an opinion?
This is traveling with me to the Southwest
This is my favorite of all of Ed Abbey's novels. Lots of hijinks and shenanigans and commentary on "progress" and bureaucracy in general. I've read this one twice.
Let me just say I don't advocate blowing up dams. especially considering where I live, or driving heavy machinery over a cliff. Nonetheless it is difficult to feel anything but admiration for Edward Abbey's tale of misfit environmental terrorists. Vietnam veteran George Washing Hayduke III return to...
A madly funny look at four eco-terrorists on the loose in the American Southwest. If you're going to buy a copy, get this one with the illustrations by R. Crumb. Terrific book, and one of my favourites. Followed up by a sequel, Hayduke Lives! which wasn't nearly as good. For the complete review, ple...
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