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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10038071339X
ISBN-139780380713394
eBay Product ID (ePID)2309341866
Product Key Features
Book TitleMonkey Wrench Gang
Number of Pages346 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, General, Action & Adventure, Humorous / General
Publication Year1992
GenreFiction
AuthorEdward Abbey
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisEdward 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.