The monkey wrench gang
(Book)
Author:
Published:
[New York : HarperCollins, 2006].
Physical Desc:
xxiv, 421, 26 pages : ill. ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
860L
Rating:
860
Status:
Description
Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke returns 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. They (the Monkey Wrench Gang) take on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are threatening the natural habitat in this is a comedic novel of destructive mayhem and outrageous civil disobedience, which sparked the environmental activism movement. -- From back cover.
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
ISBN:
0061129763, 9780061129766
Lexile measure:
860
Notes
General Note
"First Perennial classics edition published 2000; reissued in Harper Perennial modern classics 2006"--T.p. verso.
Description
Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke returns 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. They (the Monkey Wrench Gang) take on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are threatening the natural habitat in this is a comedic novel of destructive mayhem and outrageous civil disobedience, which sparked the environmental activism movement. -- From back cover.
Target Audience
860,Lexile.
Target Audience
860L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Abbey, E. (2006). The monkey wrench gang. [New York, HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Abbey, Edward, 1927-1989. 2006. The Monkey Wrench Gang. [New York, HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Abbey, Edward, 1927-1989, The Monkey Wrench Gang. [New York, HarperCollins, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Abbey, Edward. The Monkey Wrench Gang. [New York, HarperCollins, 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction / by Douglas Brinkley -- Prologue : the aftermath -- Origins I : A.K. Sarvis, M.D. -- Origins II : George W. Hayduke -- Origins III : Seldom Seen Smith -- Origins IV : Ms. B. Abbzug -- The wooden shoe conspiracy -- The raid at Comb Wash -- Hayduke's night march -- Hayduke and Smith at play -- Search and rescue on the job -- Doc and Bonnie go shopping -- Back to work -- The Kraken's arm -- Duologues -- Working on the railroad -- Rest and relaxation -- Saturday night in America -- The American logging industry : plans and problems -- Dr. Sarvis at home -- Strangers in the night -- Return to the scene of the crime -- Seldom Seen at home -- George and Bonnie carry on -- At the hidden splendor -- Escape of the depredator -- Rest stop -- Bridgework : prolegomena to the final chase -- On your feet : the chase begins -- Into the heat : the chase continues -- Land's end : one man left -- Edge of the maze : the chase concluded -- Epilogue: the new beginning -- [P.S. : insights, interviews & more]. | |
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