The Monkey Wrench Gang

By: Edward Abbey

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke has returned 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 - taking on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are threatening the natural habitat. The Monkey Wrench Gang is on the move - and peaceful coexistence be damned!

©1975 Edward Abbey, renewed 2003 by Clarke Abbey (P)2012 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Mixes comedy and chaos with enough chase sequences to leave you hungering for more." ( San Francisco Chronicle)

loved it!

not much else to say but what a great listen, loved the reader and loved the story, kept me in the whole time and wanting more.

Great story for high school students to read.

The book was really fun to read. The end is a letdown to some people and the Epilogue changes the entire feel of the end.

Lifechanging Book, Great Narration

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is in my opinion the best of Edward Abbey. His thoughtful description of nature mixed with amusing anecdotes really drive home the ultimate conclusion of this book. Forget Monkeywrench Gang, read this!

Two big thumbs-up!

Loved it! Absolutely loved it! I didn't want it to end. Narrated perfectly! I'll be screwed, blued, and tattooed!

Will wasn’t that fun!

Read the book in the 19 70s
Wanted a Audible book for our road trip thru So. Utah and Arizona canyon lands. This book had us in stitches, it was perfect.