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Presenting an alternative version of african american history, this novel explores what might have happened if john browns 1859 raid on harpers ferry had. His 1990 short story bears discover fire won a hugo and nebula award, and his alldialogue story theyre made out of meat is one of the. Terry bisson introduction by mumia abujamal publisher. After reading kindred, i wanted to read something where the slaves were freed, and not just freed a bit, but freed a lot. For such a short piece it has a lot of threads to followthe bears, the old woman, the preoccupation with tires. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Fire on the mountain is an alternative history where the fork in the road of time is that john browns raid on the harpers ferry armory was an all around success. The glory and breathless joy of the idea of harriet tubman and john brown keeping the light lit on the ridge of the mountain so the enslaved would hope and the slavers would fear was so powerful that i had to put the book down and process it for a few days before picking it up again. Pdf book full ebook, pdf, for kindle, android, 1 oct 2009 fire on the mountain. Fire on the mountain is a strong antidote to that fear. Bears discover fire is the first short story collection. It has a generous and perceptive introduction by mumia abu jamal.
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