| Fire on the Mountain Contributor(s): Abbey, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062193902 ISBN-13: 9780062193902 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012289253 |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.35 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The Thoreau of the American West." -- Larry McMurty, author of Lonesome Dove A half-century after its original publication, Edward Abbey's classic 1962 novel, Fire on the Mountain, still retains its beauty, power, and relevance. Now with a new introduction by New York Times bestseller Douglas Brinkley (The Wilderness Warrior, Walter Cronkite), this extraordinary tale by the legendary icon of the environmentalism movement and author of The Monkey Wrench Gang proudly celebrates rugged American individualism, as it tells the story of one tough old loner's stand against the combined, well-armed forces of government that are determined to clear him from his land. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abbey, Edward: - Edward Abbey spent most of his life in the American Southwest. He was the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including the celebrated Desert Solitaire, which decried the waste of America's wilderness, and the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, the title of which is still in use today to describe groups that purposefully sabotage projects and entities that degrade the environment. Abbey was also one of the country's foremost defenders of the natural environment. He died in 1989. |