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Title: Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines of American Wildfire by John N. Maclean ISBN: 0805072128 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST
Comment: Maclean's done it again, only this time he's done it better. His first book, FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, was and still is a popular book with wildland firefighters. This one, though, will be a must-own for the summer army of boots-and-nomex firefighters -- and will surely be assigned as mandatory reading in many a fire training course. The collection of stories in FIRE AND ASHES proves up both Maclean's dogged pursuit of history and his determined focus on accuracy gained from 30 years in journalism. Covering many thousands of miles, dozens of interviews, and with painstaking attention to detail in his writing, Maclean has crafted a book that puts his readers out on the fireline. Unlike many authors who try to write about wildfire, Maclean makes no lame allowances for readers unfamiliar with the language and culture of the firefighter. He just explains it for them. His recounting of the 1999 Sadler incident -- in retrospect a problematic compilation of small "oops" decisions that resulted in near-disaster -- is a chilling read when one considers how close it came to being a disaster like South Canyon. His "Short History of Wildland Fire" and glossary of fire terms will be a go-to resource for firefighters -- structural and wildland both -- and for anyone curious enough to read about or write about fire. It's Maclean's reconstruction of the 1953 Rattlesnake Fire, though, that stands as the highlight of the book. It's a can't-put-down story that's finally been accurately researched and told (and illustrated), about a fire that's been a benchmark for safety lessons and fire behavior training for 50 years. Young men and women in fire camps across the West -- and the older ones too -- will be packing this book along in their red bags this summer, and well they should.
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Title: Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire by John N. Maclean ISBN: 0743410386 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: 29 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Young Men & Fire by Norman Maclean ISBN: 0226500624 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: A Season of Fire: Four Months on the Firelines in the American West by Doug Gantenbein, Douglas Gantenbein ISBN: 1585421766 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 10 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Fire Line: The Summer Battles of the West by Michael Thoele ISBN: 1555912176 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Smokechasing by Stephen J. Pyne ISBN: 0816522855 Publisher: University of Arizona Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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