Fire on the Mountain

a truly ACAB bildungsroman and also a massively ranch-pilling read, fuck the feds let me live in a cabin on the outskirts of nowhere......more

A few years back, I read Desert Solitaire, which is an autobiographical account of Edward Abbey’s love of the desert lands of the western United States. Therefore, it was not surprising to see Fire on the Mountain set in the White Sands area of New Mexico. And as expected, Fire on the Mountain is fi......more

Much has changed since Abbey wrote Fire on the Mountain. Would he have written the same novel in 2018 after having witnessed armed militias repeatedly face off with federal officers at places like Malheur and Bunkerville? I have my doubts. Fire on the Mountain is beautifully written, but it’s diffic......more

Early anti-government screed disguised as fairly standard cowboy shit. An early anarcho ‘fuck you’ to the industrial military complex, all taking place where the maternal side of my family hails from and largely still live (those that aren’t dead, that being most). Sweet New Mexico, Land of Disenfra......more

Edward Abbey's "Fire on the Mountain" is the story of an old man not willing to give up his ranch even to the US Government. This book has played a role in the anti-government rural west for years. The story itself turns out generally the way one would figure when going up against any government ent......more