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The fire line : the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and one of the deadliest days in American firefighting

The fire line : the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and one of the deadliest days in American firefighting

Santos, Fernanda, author.
Book 2016

"Draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with family members, colleagues, historians and other insiders to trace the stories and heroic sacrifices of the elite Granite Mountain Hotshots who gave their lives fighting the catastrophic 2013 wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona,"--NoveList.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Fires Casualties Arizona Yarnell
Wildfire fighters Arizona Yarnell Biography
Wildfires Arizona Yarnell
Yarnell (Ariz.) History 21st century
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ISBN:
9781250054029
1250054028
Edition:
First edition
Description:
viii, 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-263) and index
Contents:
The guys
Saving a tree
A bolt of lightning
Calculating risk
A sleeping fire awakens
Promises and goodbyes
A treacherous combination
Trouble in the sky
Change in the winds
No answer
Gone
Two thousand degrees
Coming home
"We take care of our own"
An end, and new beginnings
Control Number:
2055180
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