Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Ghosts of the Fireground: Echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the Calling of a Wildland Firefighter by Peter M. Leschak ISBN: 0062517775 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 02 July, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointed
Comment: I was VERY disappointed with this book because it was recommended as a good account of the Peshtigo fire; yet, what the author actually had to say about this event could have fit into less than one chapter. I could not, however, justify giving it only one star as what he did say about the fire was interesting. This book would probably be read with great interest by those excited by helicopters and/or fighting wildfires as these are the real focuses of this book. Time after time, when I expected the author to really get into the Peshtigo fire, I was dismayed once again to find he once again goes into a long litany about himself which seems to be his true obsession. I got very tired of his self-praise and importance, his use of "big words" - as though to impress when plain language would have suited better, his over-emphasis on descriptive phrasing, and incomplete sentences! If you want to read about the Peshtigo fire, don't bother with this book.
Rating: 1
Summary: Complete Drivel
Comment: The author was more impressed with his being a team leader that doing justs to the historic Peshtigo fire. The mundane radio calls and flash backs didn"t help his effort.
Rating: 5
Summary: A excellent, existential yarn
Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed Leschak's most recent book. I felt that, in some fiery way, the 19th-century priest-protagonist was still ministering directly to the author, and to me.
This is a well-crafted, thoughtful yarn that continues to lay out our struggle with what it means to be human.
 |
Title: Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People, and the Deadliest Fire in American History by William Lutz, Denise Gess ISBN: 0805067809 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 02 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
 |
Title: Trials by Wildfire: In Search of the New Warrior Spirit by Peter M. Leschak ISBN: 1570251983 Publisher: Pfeifer-Hamilton Pub Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
 |
Title: The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account by Peter Pernin ISBN: 087020310X Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
 |
Title: Hellroaring: The Life and Times of a Fire Bum by Peter M. Leschak ISBN: 0878390871 Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
 |
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 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
