Fire on the Mountain


Fire on the Mountain
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Description: Edward Abbey was a hero to environmentalists and rebels of every stripe. With Fire on the Mountain, this literary giant of the New West gave readers a powerful, moving, and enduring tale that gloriously celebrates the undying spirit of American individualism. This fiftieth anniversary edition, with an introduction by historian Dougla ... (more)
Manufacturer : Harper Perennial
Release date : 1 April 1992
ISBN-10 : 0380714604 | ISBN-13: 9780380714605
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"The nighthawks soared and plunged against the light, aware of the imminent sun. A raven croaked like a witch from a dead pine down below, reminding the nighthawks that their time was almost up. Magpies appeared, hungry birds in academic black and white, who squawked and squawled like quarreling theologians as they gathered. A canyon wren woke up, singing her trickling-water song. "Is Heaven better than this place?" I asked. "The climate's a little better here," Grandfather answered. "