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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100061129763

ISBN-139780061129766

eBay Product ID (ePID)57205539

Product Key Features

Book TitleMonkey Wrench Gang

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicSatire, Literary, Humorous / General

GenreFiction

AuthorEdward Abbey

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight12.9 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Ribald, outrageous and, in fact, scandalous."--"Smithsonian""Mixes comedy and chaos with enough chase sequences to leave you hungering for more."-- "San Francisco Chronicle""Excellent high adventure."-- "Playboy", "Mixes comedy and chaos with enough chase sequences to leave you hungering for more." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Ribald, outrageous and, in fact, scandalous." -- Smithsonian "Excellent high adventure." -- Playboy

Dewey Decimal813.5/4

Synopsis"A thing of beauty. . . . A wildly funny, infinitely wise, near to tragic tale of man against the bog god machine." -- Houston Chronicle Edward Abbey's classic tale of rebellion, camaraderie, and environmental justice--a prescient, comic masterpiece of destructive mayhem and outrageous civil disobedience that speaks to us today 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!, "A thing of beauty. . . . A wildly funny, infinitely wise, near to tragic tale of man against the bog god machine." --Houston Chronicle Edward Abbey's classic tale of rebellion, camaraderie, and environmental justice--a prescient, comic masterpiece of destructive mayhem and outrageous civil disobedience that speaks to us today 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!, Four irate rebels join forces to wage war on the stripminers, clear-cutters, and the highway and dam and bridge builders who are turning their natural habitat into a wasteland. A new Introduction by historian Brinkley puts this enduring cult classic in perspective by placing it at the forefront of an important historical movement., 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

LC Classification NumberPS3551.B2