Written in 1975, The Monkey Wrench Gang follows the fictional exploits of four self-appointed eco-saboteurs as they work tirelessly to prevent the encroachment of industry and development into the American Southwest. The novel centers on Vietnam veteran George Washington Hayduke, who returns to find his beloved canyons and rives threatened by industrial development. With a supporting cast's of disparate characters together they wage war on big yellow machine, dam builders, road builders and strip miners they believe are spoiling their desert landscape. The book is credited with having inspired the formation of the ecological protest group, Earth First.The Monkey Wrench Gang
Edward Abbey
London: Picador, 1982, c1973
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