FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, Edward Abbey, 1ST EDITION & PRINTING, Dial Press, 1962

Description: Here on offer is a very nice copy of Edward Abbey's 3rd published novel, Fire on the Mountain, a critique, in story form, on the over extension of government and one man's fight to prevent the takeover of his land. This copy is a true 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by The Dial Press in 1962. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Brodart sleeve. ******************************************************************************************************************* "A New Mexico man faces off against the government in a battle over his land in this novel by the author of Desert Solitaire. After nine months away at school, Billy Vogelin Starr returns home to his beloved New Mexico—only to find his grandfather in a standoff with the US government, which wants to take his land and turn it into an extension of the White Sands Missile Range. Facing the combined powers of the US county sheriff, the Department of the Interior, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the US Air Force, John Vogelin stands his ground—because to Vogelin, his land is his life. When backed into a corner, a tough old man like him will come out fighting . . . Fire on the Mountain is a suspenseful page-turner by 'one of the very best writers to deal with the American West'—the acclaimed author of such classics as The Monkey Wrench Gang and the memoir Desert Solitaire (The Washington Post). 'Abbey is a fresh breath from the farther reaches and canyons of the diminishing frontier.' —Houston Chronicle 'The Thoreau of the American West.' —Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove " ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 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 novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. . . . Regarding his writing style, Abbey states: "I write in a deliberately provocative and outrageous manner because I like to startle people. I hope to wake up people. I have no desire to simply soothe or please. I would rather risk making people angry than putting them to sleep. And I try to write in a style that's entertaining as well as provocative. It's hard for me to stay serious for more than half a page at a time." Abbey felt that it was the duty of all authors to "speak the truth--especially unpopular truth. Especially truth that offends the powerful, the rich, the well-established, the traditional, the mythic". The above text was taken from, respectively, RosettaBooks publishing (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.[Abbey, Edward. Fire on the Mountain. Germany: RosettaBooks, 2011.]

Price: 358.95 USD

Location: College Station, Texas

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