Tag: The Monkey Wrench Gang

Remembering Edward Paul Abbey: The Real EPA …by Bonnie Abbzug

by stiles • March 31, 2020 • 12 Comments

Ed live-captures rattler. Why would anyone want to kill a rattler at his front door? Photo by the author. Tuscon, 1971

Few readers of The Monkey Wrench Gang know that Bonnie Abbzug was based on a real woman–a real dancer from the Bronx. She and Ed were a couple when Ed began writing the book and they remained friends until his…

One Night Only: When Ed Abbey and R. Crumb Came to Moab…by Ken Sanders (Photos by Vicki Barker)

by stiles • February 1, 2017 • 11 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: In 1985, two great artists, writer Edward Abbey and cartoonist R. Crumb met in Moab, Utah to promote a new edition of Abbey’s classic novel, ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang,’ with Crumb’s brilliant and unique illustrations. On the afternoon…