Thomas Morton on What You Should and Shouldn't Read About Sheep Ranchers ─ VICE

​'BALLS DEEP' host Thomas Morton takes us inside his Night Library once again to show us the books that he was reminded of during his time spent with sheep ranchers in central Nevada. He explains the similarities he discovered between rugged, individualist rancher Hank Vogler and the character of John Vogelin in Edward Abbey's classic novel 'Fire on the Mountain,' who finds himself at odds with the federal government.

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