The Monkey Wrench Gang
by:
Edward Abbey (author)
Audacious, controversial and hilarious, The Monkey Wrench Gang is Edward Abbey's masterpiece - a big, boisterous and unforgettable novel about freedom and commitment that ignited the flames of environmental activism. Throughout the vast American West, nature is being vicitimized by a Big...
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Audacious, controversial and hilarious, The Monkey Wrench Gang is Edward Abbey's masterpiece - a big, boisterous and unforgettable novel about freedom and commitment that ignited the flames of environmental activism. Throughout the vast American West, nature is being vicitimized by a Big Government / Big Business conspiracy of bridges, dams and concrete. But a motley gang of individuals has decided that enough is enough, A burnt-out veteran, a mad doctor and a polygamist join forces in a noble cause: to dismantle the machinery of progress through peaceful means, or otherwise.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141187624 (014118762X)
Publish date: July 29th 2004
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 421
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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