Abbey, Edward (1927–1989)

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Abbey, Edward (1927–1989) Novelist, journalist, lecturer, and university professor "Cactus Ed" Abbey wrote about the American West and the environmental problems created by human exploitation of the region. Abbey often called for radical methods to remedy environmental ills. His 1975 novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, about a group of environmental vigilantes, inspired the founding of the Earth First! organization.

Source: 1001 People Who Made America
Alan Axelrod

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