The Monkey Wrench Gang

A group of saboteurs takes action against corporations destroying America's Western wilderness. When George Washington Hayduke III returns from war in Southeast Asia, he discovers the unspoiled West he once knew has been transformed by strip mining, dams, and development. Alongside a radical feminist from the Bronx, a wealthy libertarian doctor, and a disgraced Mormon polygamist, Hayduke plans to sabotage the infrastructure of industrial development across Arizona and Utah. Edward Abbey's novel combines comedy with serious environmental themes. The story follows the group's campaign of destruction against bridges, dams, and bulldozers, presented as both humorous adventure and commentary on environmental degradation. The book was written during the early days of the environmental movement and remains relevant to contemporary concerns about wilderness preservation.