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Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
Date of Birth:
1927
Date of Death:
1989
Place of Birth: Indiana
Nationality:
United States
Profession:
Novelist, Philosopher
Books:
The Monkey Wrench Gang, Hayduke Lives (17 hidden)

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Fire on the Mountain (novel) They stop at Hayduke's place -- a name that would be used again by Abbey -- (a combination general store, post office and bus stop) for refreshments before returning to the ranch.

Jonathan Troy Abbey even uses some of the names of businesses in Indiana in the 1940s for his story.

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Jonathan Troy In high school Abbey kept a journal and often used the moniker Jonathan Troy to refer to himself.

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Jonathan Troy One of the techniques Abbey uses in this book is devote a few chapters to printing notices in the local newspaper.

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Black Sun (Edward Abbey novel) One of the plot devices Abbey uses is to play with time.

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Jack Mormon The term "Jack Mormon" was used by author Edward Abbey in his novel The Monkey Wrench Gang to describe a character, Seldom Seen Smith, who was a Mormon and had many wives, but was not active in the LDS Church nor its belief system.

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The Monkey Wrench Gang The Monkey Wrench Gang is a novel written by American author Edward Abbey (1927–1989), published in 1975.

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The Monkey Wrench Gang The Monkey Wrench Gang is a novel written by American author Edward Abbey (1927–1989), published in 1975.

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Black Sun (Edward Abbey novel) Abbey was there for four seasons and wrote a nonfiction account in his book Abbey's Road.

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Hayduke Lives (ISBN 0-316-00411-1), written in 1989 by Edward Abbey, is the sequel to the popular book The Monkey Wrench Gang.

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George Hayduke (character) (The Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front did not exist at the time Abbey wrote The Monkeywrench Gang).

codified :
wants, longings and desires.

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George Hayduke (character) Hayduke is Abbey's codification of the wants, longings, and desires of the average male environmentalist awash in the frustrations of corporate greed and corruption where the voice of the little people remain unheard -- until the little people rise up and take direct action because, as Abbey's Monkey Wrench Gang puts it, "somebody has to do it."

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George Hayduke (character) Hayduke is Abbey's codification of the wants, longings, and desires of the average male environmentalist awash in the frustrations of corporate greed and corruption where the voice of the little people remain unheard -- until the little people rise up and take direct action because, as Abbey's Monkey Wrench Gang puts it, "somebody has to do it."

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George Hayduke (character) Hayduke is Abbey's codification of the wants, longings, and desires of the average male environmentalist awash in the frustrations of corporate greed and corruption where the voice of the little people remain unheard -- until the little people rise up and take direct action because, as Abbey's Monkey Wrench Gang puts it, "somebody has to do it."

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    Edward Abbey

    Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 - March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies.
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    Edward Abbey (song)

    Edward Abbey is a song from Grotus' debut album Brown. The single, which was only released on Vinyl, features the unreleased song "Cash Cow".
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    Black Sun (Edward Abbey novel)

    The term "black sun" was used often in Abbey's work, according to The New West of Edward Abbey by Ann Ronald (page 177).
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    The Monkey Wrench Gang

    The Monkey Wrench Gang is a novel written by American author Edward Abbey (1927–1989), published in 1975.
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    Abbey (disambiguation)

    Edward Abbey (1927–1989), American author
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    Jonathan Troy

    He asked that it never be published again, and it has not been, making it very rare and the only one of his eight novels that many Edward Abbey fans have not read.
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    The Brave Cowboy

    The Brave Cowboy (1956) was Edward Abbey's second published novel, as detailed in James M. Cahalan's biography of Abbey.
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    Hayduke Lives

    (ISBN 0-316-00411-1), written in 1989 by Edward Abbey, is the sequel to the popular book The Monkey Wrench Gang.
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    Earth First!

    Edward Abbey often spoke at early gatherings, and his writings were an inspiration that led him to be revered by the early movement.
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    Desert Solitaire (album)

    The title of the album is named after a book by American author Edward Abbey.

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