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Fire on the Mountainby Abbey, Edward
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Book DescriptionDresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1992 Trade Paperback. Good. Book summaryAbbey's 1962 novel tells the story of an old rancher and his 12-year-old grandson. John Vogelin's property is threatened by a U.S. Air Force missile range that the government wants to extend to his land. Vogelin remains defiant, refusing to agree to the takeover and, in the end, demonstrating the power that a fully committed individual can wield when faced with the bureaucratic inhumanity of the state.Media Reviews"If Mr. Abbey oversimplifies the twentieth century a bit by making White Sands a locus of pure evil, he states his case with a lyricism that is highly persuasive." -- New York Times Publisher NotesFire on the MountainGrandfather John Vogelin's land is his life -- a barren stretch of New Mexican wilderness, mercifully bypassed by civilization.Then the government moves in.And suddenly the elderly, mule-stubborn rancher is confronting the combined land-grabbing greed of the County Sheriff, the Department of the Interior, the Atomic Energy Commission and the U.S. Air Force.But a tough old man is like a mountain lion: if you back hom into a conner, he'll come out fighting. Other Recommended Books
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