Gear: Young Men and Fire
Young Men and Fire
The University of Chicago Press| Category: | Book Reviews |
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| Subcategory: | Memoirs |
| Average Rating: | (1 Vote) |
| Description: | Written by Norman Maclean. This is an account of the August 5, 1949 tragedy that happened to a group of smokejumpers trying to fight the Mann Gulch forest fire. |
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- Fixx2558, Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:36:52 UTC.
- 1st review
The book was mainly written by Maclean who was on the crew. It is really well written. I like the detail he goes into trying to describe the emotions of not only living through the ordeal, but just about the sensation of fighting a massive forest fire in general. A good read no matter what, but I highly suggest anyone looking into going into the industry at all should read it so they have an idea of what they will be facing.
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