The+Monkey+Wrench+Gang

This book is the best book I have ever read. The setting in which Edward Abbey writes this book is quite familiar which, along with character development, make this an outstanding book. Locations such as Flagstaff, Lake Powell, Lees Ferry, Navajo national monument, The Grand Canyon, Comb Ridge, Kaibito Canyon etc make the events in this book easy to imagine as these locations are very familiar to me. The four main charachters in this book come together to form "The Monkey Wrench Gang", and their extreme dislike of a developing Southwest brings them to commiting several acts of vandalism to slow the progress of such development.

The four main Charchters include:
 * 1) Seldom Seen Smith
 * 2) George Hayduke
 * 3) Bonnie Abzug
 * 4) Dr. Sarvis

The development of each one of these charachters helps contibute to an exciting story, and they all rely on eachother for their success. For instance, Seldom Seen Smith is described as a "Jack Mormon", who knows his way around the area very well. His knowledge of the area, heavy equipment such as bulldozers, methods of local law enforcement, and passion for an undeveloped Utah make him an important figure in this novel. The charchter of George Hayduke is an ex-green beret who's experince in the military gave him the knowledge of weapons and explosives which also make him a key figure. Bonnie Abzug, described as a white anglo sexy protestant brings some drama to the gang as her good looks and feminine aura bring interesting spins throughout the novel. Dr. Sarvis, the older financier of the operation is a doctor from Albequerque with the same passions for slowing down the development of the Southwest.

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