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Young Men and Fire
by Norman Maclean  
Publisher Comments On August 5, 1949, a crew of fifteen of the United States Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of these men...
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Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the Sourth Canyon Fire
by John Maclean
Publisher Comments When, on the morning of July 3, 1994, the site of a forest fire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado was wrongly recorded as taking place at South Canyon, it became the first of a series of seemingly small human errors that, three days later, led to the...
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The Wildfire Reader: A Century of Failed Forest Policy
by George Wuerthner Publisher Comments Wildfires are an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon that <BR>have shaped North America's landscapes since the dawn <BR>of time. They are a force that we cannot really control, <BR>and thus understanding, appreciating, and learning to <...
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The Thirtymile Fire: A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal
by John Maclean Publisher Comments "Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting."--"National Geographic Adventure" <BR>The Thirtymile Fire in the North Cascade Range near the Canadian border of Washington began as a simple mop-up operation; in a few...
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Mimicking Nature's Fire: Restoring Fire-Prone Forests in the West
by Stephen F Arno Publisher Comments The magnificent stands of old-growth trees that characterize the forests of western North America depend on periodic fires for their creation or survival. Deprived of that essential disturbance process eventually they die, leaving an overcrowded growth...
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The Thirtymile Fire: A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal
by John Maclean Publisher Comments A riveting account of the deadly Thirtymile fire and the controversy and recriminations that raged in its aftermath, from our premier chronicler of wildfires and those who fight them The Thirtymile fire in the remote North Cascade range near the...
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Scorched Earth: How the Fires of Yellowstone Changed America
by Rocky Barker Publisher Comments In 1988, forest fires raged in Yellowstone National Park, destroying more than a million acres. As the nation watched the land around Old Faithful burn, a longstanding conflict over fire management reached a fever pitch. Should the U.S. Park and Forest...
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Scorched Earth: How the Fires of Yellowstone Changed America
by Rocky Barker Publisher Comments In 1988, forest fires raged in Yellowstone National Park, destroying more than a million acres. As the nation watched the land around Old Faithful burn, a longstanding conflict over fire management reached a fever pitch. Should the U.S. Park and Forest...
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A Season of Fire: Four Months on the Firelines in the American West
by Douglas Gantenbein Publisher Comments On July 10, 2001, in northern Washington state, a rain of burning embers trapped two civilians and thirteen firefighters in a steeply walled canyon. With a roar heard thirty miles away, flames and black smoke swept overhead-leaving four firefighters dead....
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Fire : a Brief History (01 Edition)
by Stephen J. Pyne Publisher Comments A noted environmental historian describes the evolution of fire through prehistoric and historic times down to the present, examining contemporary attitudes from a long-range, informed perspective....
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Tending Fire: Coping with America's Wildland Fires
by Stephen J Pyne
Publisher Comments The wildfires that spread across Southern California in the fall of 2003 were devastating in their scale-twenty-two deaths, thousands of homes destroyed and many more threatened, hundreds of thousands of acres burned. What had gone wrong? And why, after...
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Blazing Heritage: A History of Wildland Fire in the National Parks
by Hal K Rothman Publisher Comments Sexual harassment in the workplace, date rape, and domestic violence dominate the headlines and have recently sparked scholarly debates about the nature of the sexes. Concurrently, the scientific community is conducting research in topics of sex and...
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A Great Day to Fight Fire: Mann Gulch, 1949
by Mark Matthews Publisher Comments A story of lost youth, broken hearts, and man's inability to conquer...
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Hellroaring: The Life and Times of a Fire Bum
by Peter M Leschak Synopsis Reviewed in the New York Times, award-winning author Peter Leschak chronicles his adventures as a U.S. Forest Service firefighter. From fighting fires in the swamps of northern Minnesota to the huge mountain fires of Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming, Peter...
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Fire!: The 100 Most Devastating Fires and the Heroes Who Fought Them
by Edward C Goodman Synopsis The harrowing stories and vivid images of the most devastating fires throughout history come alive in this groundbreaking volume, rich with history, science and breathtaking real-life adventure. The 100 most infamous fires through the ages leap full...
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Wildfire, P
by Alianor True Publisher Comments During the summer of 2000, Americans from coast to coast witnessed the worst fire season in recorded history. Daily news reports brought dramatic images of vast swaths of land going up in smoke, from the mountains of Montana and Wyoming, to the...
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Young Men and Fire
by Norman Maclean Publisher Comments On August 5, 1949, a crew of fifteen of the United States Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of these men...
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In Fire's Way: A Practical Guide to Life in the Wildfire Danger Zone
by Thomas Wolf Publisher Comments A fire fighting tool for homeowners and firefighters alike, this guide discusses both the properties of wildfires and ways to minimize damage. Authored by an environmental journalist with advanced degrees in forestry, it is a must-have book designed to...
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On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries)
by Matthew Desmond Publisher Comments Burning to death is a hellish way to die. Yet every year men and women across the country risk their lives for low pay to fight forest fires. Living in remote encampments and isolated from their friends and family, these firefighters stand ready to chase...
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Fire
by Sebastian Junger Synopsis From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone and a deadly canyon fire in Idaho to guerilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this thriller will take you where you wouldn't dream of going on your own....
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