The fire line : the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and one of the deadliest days in American firefighting
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250054029
- ISBN: 1250054028
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Physical Description:
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viii, 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm - Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Wildfires -- Arizona -- Yarnell Fires -- Casualties -- Arizona -- Yarnell Wildfire fighters -- Arizona -- Yarnell -- Biography Yarnell (Ariz.) -- History -- 21st century |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | 634.9618 Sant (Text) | 33294001964758 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
When a bolt of lightning ignited a hilltop in the sleepy town of Yarnell, Arizona, in June 2013, setting off a blaze that would grow into one of the deadliest fires in American history, the twenty men who made up the Granite Mountain Hotshots sprang into action. An elite crew trained to combat the most challenging wildfires, the Granite Mountain Hotshots were a ragtag family, crisscrossing the American West and wherever else the fires took them. The Hotshots were loyal to one another and dedicated to the tough job they had. We see this band of brothers at work, at play and at home, until a fire that burned in their own backyards leads to a national tragedy. Impeccably researched, drawing upon more than a hundred hours of interviews with the firefighters' families, colleagues, state and federal officials, and fire historians and researchers, journalist Fernanda Santos has written a riveting narrative of an unthinkable disaster, a remarkable group of men, and the raging wildfires that threaten our country's treasured wild lands.--Adapted from dust jacket.