Hayduke is a term and verb used among

environmental Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, referring respectively to all living and non-living things occurring naturally and the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism ...

activists and people who cite cult "revenge" books. It is the name of

George Washington Hayduke George Washington Hayduke is a fictional character in Edward Abbey's novels ''The Monkey Wrench Gang'' and '' Hayduke Lives!'' Hayduke is portrayed as a rugged individualist in the books by Abbey, and has a predilection for working independently w ...

, a fictional character based on

Edward Abbey Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the nov ...

's friend Doug Peacock in Abbey's cult classics ''

The Monkey Wrench Gang ''The Monkey Wrench Gang'' is a novel written by American author Edward Abbey (1927–1989), published in 1975. Abbey's most famous work of fiction, the novel concerns the use of sabotage to protest environmentally damaging activities in the ...

'' and '' Hayduke Lives!''. The Hayduke character personified the "no compromise in defense of the Earth" approach to environmentalism, made real in early

Earth First! Earth First! is a radical environmentalism, radical Environmental movement, environmental advocacy group that originated in the Southwestern United States. It was founded in 1980 by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron K ...

activism.

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A complete series of revenge books using the

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's o ...

George Hayduke exist, mostly published by the

Paladin Press Paladin Press was a book publishing firm founded in 1970 by Peder Lund and Robert K. Brown. The company published non-fiction books and videos covering a wide range of specialty topics, including personal and financial freedom, survivalism and ...

, including ''The Big Book of Revenge'', ''Get Even'', ''Make 'Em Pay'', ''Up Yours'' and ''Screw Unto Others''. Each describe various methods of committing mischief and mayhem against those who have wronged others in a manner reminiscent of ''

The Anarchist Cookbook ''The Anarchist Cookbook'', first published in 1971, is a book containing instructions for the manufacture of explosives, rudimentary telecommunications phreaking devices, and related weapons, as well as instructions for the home manufacture o ...

''. "Haydukery" refers to committing such acts in general.

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