Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:A Great Day To Fight Fire: Mann Gulch, 1949ISBN13:9780806140346ISBN10:0806140348Author:Matthews, Mark (Author)Description:Mann Gulch, Montana, 1949 Sixteen Men Ventured Into Hell To Fight A Raging Wildfire; Only Three Came Out Alive Searing The Fire Into The Nation's Consciousness, Norman Maclean Chronicled The Mann Gulch Tragedy In His Award-Winning Book Young Men And Fire Still, The Silence Of The Victims' Families Robbed Maclean's Account Of An Essential Personal Dimension Shifting The Focus From The Fire To The Men Who Fought It, Mark Matthews Now Provides That Perspective Not Until 1999--The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Fire--Did People Begin To Talk Openly About Mann Gulch Matthews Has Garnered Those Thoughts To Reveal How Devastating The Fire Was To The Firefighters' Family Members, Coworkers, And Friends In Retelling The Story Of Mann Gulch, He Draws On The Testimony Of The Three Survivors--Including Never-Before-Published Insights From The Last Living Member Of The Team--And Interviews With Former Smoke Jumpers Of That Era The Result Is A Moment-By-Moment, Heart-Stopping Re-Creation Of Events The Mann Gulch Tragedy Provoked The Forest Service To Develop Safety Equipment And Training Programs, But Fighting Wildfires Is Still A Perilous Job Matthews' Stirring Account Renews Our Respect For One Of Nature's Primal Forces A Heartbreakingly Human Story, It Still Haunts A Firefighting Community--And Keeps Today's Firefighters Forever On Guard Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:GERALD PETERS GALLERYPublication Date:2009-03-20Weight:0.85 lbsDimensions:0.7'' H x 8.4'' L x 5.4'' WNumber of Pages:264Language:English
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Book Title: Great Day to Fight Fire : Mann Gulch 1949
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Mark Matthews
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Environmental Conservation & Protection, United States / 20th Century, Public Affairs & Administration, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, International Relations / General, Fire Science, Historical
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Nature, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 284 Pages
