The Monkey Wrench Gang
Abbey, Edward
From Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since November 3, 1998
From Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since November 3, 1998
About this Item
352 pages. First Edition, first printing. Dust jacket art by Paul Bacon. His 9th book and 5th work of fiction which gave birth to the radical environmental group Earth First! Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!. Seller Inventory # 3666673387
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Monkey Wrench Gang
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott, New York
Publication Date: 1975
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
Edward Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang a "comic extravaganza," which it is, although one with a clear, serious message: to protect the American wilderness from the forces of commercial enterprise. The story centers on George Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret and Vietnam vet, who returns to the Southwestern desert after the war to find his beloved canyons and rivers threatened by industrial development. On a whitewater rafting trip down the Colorado River, Hayduke joins forces with three others who share his indignation and want to do something about it: feminist saboteur and Bronx exile Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D. Together they venture off to become eco-raiders, waging war on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are turning their natural habitat into a wasteland. The misadventures of this motley group make for an uproarious blend of chaos, conflict, and comedy.
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