The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
Recommended by Mark Boyle, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #18 in Environmentalism, Ranked #27 in Environmental Studies — see more rankings.
Ed Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang, his 1975 novel, a "comic extravaganza." Some readers have remarked that the book is more a comic book than a real novel, and it's true that reading this incendiary call to protect the American wilderness requires more than a little of the old willing suspension of disbelief.
The story centers on Vietnam veteran George Washington Hayduke III, who returns to the desert to find his beloved canyons and rivers threatened by industrial development. On a rafting trip down the Colorado River, Hayduke joins forces with feminist saboteur Bonnie... more
The story centers on Vietnam veteran George Washington Hayduke III, who returns to the desert to find his beloved canyons and rivers threatened by industrial development. On a rafting trip down the Colorado River, Hayduke joins forces with feminist saboteur Bonnie... more
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Mark Boyle The book itself is hilarious, and brilliant in its own right. It’s importance, however, in part stems from the wider impact it had in the years following its publication. It’s widely understood that the book gave rise to radical environmental groups across the world from the 1980s onwards. (Source)
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #48 in Ecology
- #32 in Environment
- #38 in National Parks
- #63 in Nature
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