The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
The US government and big business teamed up to build dams and bridges across the American West. A band of individuals teamed up to prevent it happening. In this chaotic comedy their aim is to dismantle the machinery of progress through peaceful means, or otherwise.
The book that influenced a generation of radical environmentalists * Washington Post *
The Monkey Wrench Gang is a magnificent snarl of genres: spaghetti westerns tangled up with the Keystone Cops, the Cervantean romance tradition and Acme cartoon capers * Guardian *
A thing of beauty - a wildly funny, infinitely wise, near to tragic tale * Houston Chronicle *
A violently revolutionary novel * The New York Times *
Launched America's 'eco-defense' movement.. A lasting cult classic * LA Times *
Mixes comedy and chaos with enough chase sequences to leave you hungering for more * San Francisco Chronicle *
Inspired acts of eco-activism in its day, and remains one of the most passionate pleas in literature to protect our wild places * Independent *
A sad, hilarious, exuberant, vulgar fairy tale... It'll make you want to go out and blow up a dam * The National Observer *
The Monkey Wrench Gang is a magnificent snarl of genres: spaghetti westerns tangled up with the Keystone Cops, the Cervantean romance tradition and Acme cartoon capers * Guardian *
A thing of beauty - a wildly funny, infinitely wise, near to tragic tale * Houston Chronicle *
A violently revolutionary novel * The New York Times *
Launched America's 'eco-defense' movement.. A lasting cult classic * LA Times *
Mixes comedy and chaos with enough chase sequences to leave you hungering for more * San Francisco Chronicle *
Inspired acts of eco-activism in its day, and remains one of the most passionate pleas in literature to protect our wild places * Independent *
A sad, hilarious, exuberant, vulgar fairy tale... It'll make you want to go out and blow up a dam * The National Observer *
Edward Abbey was born in Pennsylvania in 1927 and spent most of his life in the American southwest. His books include the celebrated Desert Solitaire (1968), which established Abbey as one of the country's foremost defenders of the environment, and The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975). Abbey died in 1989. He is today considered to be one of the most influential conservationists of the twentieth century.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141187624 |
| ISBN 10 | 014118762X |
| Title | The Monkey Wrench Gang |
| Author | Edward Abbey |
| Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-07-29 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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