Environmentalists--Fiction; Southwestern States--Fiction; Environmental protection--Fiction; Arizona--Fiction; Humorous stories, American
George Washington Hayduke, main character, and his Monkey Wrench Gang battle with the developers to save the environment. Members of the gang include Seldom Seen Smith, A. K. (Doc) Sarvis, and Ms. Bonnie Abbzug-Sarvis. The enemy is characterized by Mormon Bishop Dudley Love. In the opening pages, the Monkey Wrench Gang blow-up the Glen Canyon bridge on ribbon-cutting day. Their next target would be the Glen Canyon Dam. [James E. Crooks]