The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975) - Edward Abbey torrent

Category: Adults, General Fiction, Political
Language: EnglishKeywords: Enviornmentalism Humor politics Utah
Written by Edward Abbey
Read by Michael Kramer
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
Publisher: Tantor Media
Release date: March 22, 2012
Duration: 16:41:39
Four irate rebels join forces to wage war on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are turning their natural habitat into a wasteland. A new introduction by historian Douglas Brinkley puts this enduring cult classic in perspective by placing it at the forefront of an important historical movement.
Early environmentalist Edward Abbey’s controversial book was born out of his proactive defense of nature and his vision of his 1960s contemporaries as classic rebels of the American West.
Ed Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang, his 1975 novel, a “comic extravaganza.” Some readers have remarked that the book is more a comic book than a real novel, and it’s true that reading this incendiary call to protect the American wilderness requires more than a little of the old willing suspension of disbelief.
Moving from one improbable situation to the next, packing more adventure into the space of a few weeks than most real people do in a lifetime, the motley gang puts fear into the hearts of their enemies, laughing all the while. It’s comic, yes, and required reading for anyone who has come to love the desert.
Narrator Michael Kramer’s authoritative tone is at odds with this antiestablishment story, but he does have a knack for fleshing out its sardonic elements. His ease with fast-paced storytelling adds excitement to the chase scenes amid forbidding Utah terrain.
THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG is a classic in fringe political writing. Kramer does justice to this story of old-school radical environmentalism as he brings it to the ears of a new generation of activists. F.T. © AudioFile
Publisher: Tantor Media
Release date: March 22, 2012
Duration: 16:41:39

Four irate rebels join forces to wage war on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are turning their natural habitat into a wasteland. A new introduction by historian Douglas Brinkley puts this enduring cult classic in perspective by placing it at the forefront of an important historical movement.

Early environmentalist Edward Abbey’s controversial book was born out of his proactive defense of nature and his vision of his 1960s contemporaries as classic rebels of the American West.

Ed Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang, his 1975 novel, a “comic extravaganza.” Some readers have remarked that the book is more a comic book than a real novel, and it’s true that reading this incendiary call to protect the American wilderness requires more than a little of the old willing suspension of disbelief.

Moving from one improbable situation to the next, packing more adventure into the space of a few weeks than most real people do in a lifetime, the motley gang puts fear into the hearts of their enemies, laughing all the while. It’s comic, yes, and required reading for anyone who has come to love the desert.

Narrator Michael Kramer’s authoritative tone is at odds with this antiestablishment story, but he does have a knack for fleshing out its sardonic elements. His ease with fast-paced storytelling adds excitement to the chase scenes amid forbidding Utah terrain.

THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG is a classic in fringe political writing. Kramer does justice to this story of old-school radical environmentalism as he brings it to the ears of a new generation of activists. F.T. © AudioFile