Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-263) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fire line

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

947165956

Responsibility statement

Fernanda Santos

Sub title

the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and one of the deadliest days in American firefighting

Summary

"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

Table Of 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

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