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The Monkey Wrench Gang

Edward Abbey

Edward Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang a "comic extravaganza," which it is, although one with a clear, serious to protect the American wilderness from the forces of commercial enterprise. The story centers on George Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret and Vietnam vet, who returns to the Southwestern dese...

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Behind the Bastards

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Behind the Bastards

The book is about a group of people who go on adventures and play with trains and diggers.

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Oh, it's a group of people who have some fun times. It's people who travel around. They play with some trains and some diggers. They play with diggers.

— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 57

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 57

The book is about a group of people who go on adventures and play with trains and diggers.

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Oh, it's a group of people who have some fun times. It's people who travel around. They play with some trains and some diggers. They play with diggers.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

It was discussed as a novel that inspired the creation of real-life ecoterrorist groups like Earth First!, due to its story about a Vietnam vet who sabotages polluters in the Southwest.

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The Monkey Wrench Gang follows a Vietnam vet, former prisoner of war named George Heyduke, who is trying to fight back against people polluting the southwestern desert where he lives and he loves the...

— Episode: What is ecoterrorism?

Episode: What is ecoterrorism?

It was discussed as a novel that inspired the creation of real-life ecoterrorist groups like Earth First!, due to its story about a Vietnam vet who sabotages polluters in the Southwest.

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The Monkey Wrench Gang follows a Vietnam vet, former prisoner of war named George Heyduke, who is trying to fight back against people polluting the southwestern desert where he lives and he loves the land.

Episode: What is ecoterrorism?

It was discussed as an inspiration for real-life eco-terrorist groups, such as Earth First!, and follows a Vietnam veteran who sabotages polluters in the desert.

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The Monkey Wrench Gang follows a Vietnam vet, former prisoner of war named George Heyduke, who is trying to fight back against people polluting the southwestern desert where he lives and he loves the land. So he has a campaign of Sabotage.

Episode: What is ecoterrorism?

It was discussed as a 1975 novel that inspired real-life ecoterrorist groups like Earth First!, as it depicted a campaign of sabotage against environmental polluters.

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The Monkey Wrench Gang follows a Vietnam vet, former prisoner of war named George Heyduke, who is trying to fight back against people polluting the southwestern desert where he lives and he loves the land. So he has a campaign of Sabotage.

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