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Fire on the Mountain

Fire on the Mountain

Author(s): Edward Abbey

Location(s): New Mexico

Genre(s): Young Adult

Era(s): Mid 20th Century

The hero of the story is John Vogelin, a New Mexico rancher whose land is about to be condemned by the United States Air Force, who want to use his land to expand a bombing range. He is the last holdout among the several people whose land the Air Force wants, and he refuses to move. The story of his resistance to being thrown off his land and his death is told through the eyes of his grandson, who is visiting the ranch for the summer.

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