![]() ![]() ![]() (His character is based on the real-life Doug Peacock.) In chapter 2 he returns to his hometown with a long-standing grudge at a local policeman. He returned home to find his beloved desert Southwest getting “developed.” Hayduke is gruff, burly, and impatient, a sexist, beer-guzzling gun-lover who is skilled in demolition. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) who spent three years in Vietnam, the last one as a prisoner of the Vietcong. He is a twenty-five year old former member of the U.S. He is rather middle-aged and professor-like.Ĭhapter Two introduces George Washington Hayduke. Sarvis, M.D., whose hobby is highway beautification – in the form of burning or chainsawing billboards. Just before he died, Abbey completed a sequel: Hayduke Lives!Ĭharacters and the introductory chapters.Ĭhapter One introduces A. The novel helped spawn the Earth First! movement, and both the book and the movement are highly controversial. It is an exuberant, ribald, and humorous work, a wild ride into one type of response to environmental degradation. The Monkey Wrench Gang is Abbey’s novel about four wilderness defenders who join together to attack those who are wrecking the wild. ![]()
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