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Young Men and Fire: A True Story of the Mann Gulch Fire - Maclean, Norman - ...

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État
Très bon: Un livre qui n’a pas l’air neuf et qui a été lu, mais qui est en excellent état. La ...
Release Year
1992
ISBN
9780226500614
Book Title
Young Men and Fire
Item Length
8.5in
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication Year
1992
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.2in
Author
Norman Maclean
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Nature, History
Topic
Agriculture / Forestry, Natural Disasters, United States / 20th Century, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, General
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
20.7 Oz
Number of Pages
316 Pages

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On August 5, 1949, a crew of fifteen of the United States Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of these men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years, Norman Maclean puts back together the scattered pieces of the Mann Gulch tragedy. Young Men and Fire won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992. "A magnificent drama of writing, a tragedy that pays tribute to the dead and offers rescue to the living.... Maclean's search for the truth, which becomes an exploration of his own mortality, is more compelling even than his journey into the heart of the fire. His description of the conflagration terrifies, but it is his battle with words, his effort to turn the story of the 13 men into tragedy that makes this book a classic."--from New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, Best Books of 1992 "A treasure: part detective story, part western, part tragedy, part elegy and wholly eloquent ghost story in which the dead and the living join ranks cheerfully, if sometimes eerily, in a search for truth and the rest it brings."--Joseph Coates, Chicago Tribune "An astonishing book. In compelling language, both homely and elegant, Young Men and Fire miraculously combines a fascinating primer on fires and firefighting, a powerful, breathtakingly real reconstruction of a tragedy, and a meditation on writing, grief and human character.... Maclean's last book will stir your heart and haunt your memory."--Timothy Foote, USA Today "Beautiful.... A dark American idyll of which the language can be proud."--Robert M. Adams, The New York Review of Books " Young Men and Fire is redolent of Melville. Just as the reader of Moby Dick comes to comprehend the monstrous entirety of the great white whale, so the reader of Young Men and Fire goes into the heart of the great red fire and comes out thoroughly informed. Don't hesitate to take the plunge."--Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post Book World " Young Men and Fire is a somber and poetic retelling of a tragic event. It is the pinnacle of smokejumping literature and a classic work of 20th-century nonfiction."--John Holkeboer, The Wall Street Journal "Maclean is always with the brave young dead. . . . They could not have found a storyteller with a better claim to represent their honor. . . . A great book."--James R. Kincaid, New York Times Book Review

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226500616
ISBN-13
9780226500614
eBay Product ID (ePID)
85059

Product Key Features

Book Title
Young Men and Fire
Author
Norman Maclean
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Agriculture / Forestry, Natural Disasters, United States / 20th Century, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, General
Publication Year
1992
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Nature, History
Number of Pages
316 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
20.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Sd421.32.M9m33 1992
Reviews
This 1992 masterpiece of literary nonfiction is a taut, terrifying yet poetic account of how, in 1949, thirteen young firefighters lost their lives while fighting a conflagration in a remote, steeply sloped part of western Montana. Maclean . . . is unsparing in his prose and dogged in his reporting, piecing together the elements that led to more than a dozen men suffocating and burning to death. The story, which I've read at least four times now, is agonizing to read, making the hairs on my arms stand on end. It is also one of the most pleasurable experiences I've had., This 1992 masterpiece of literary nonfiction is a taut, terrifying yet poetic account of how, in 1949, thirteen young firefighters lost their lives while fighting a conflagration in a remote, steeply sloped part of western Montana. Maclean  . . . is unsparing in his prose and dogged in his reporting, piecing together the elements that led to more than a dozen men suffocating and burning to death. The story, which I've read at least four times now, is agonizing to read, making the hairs on my arms stand on end. It is also one of the most pleasurable experiences I've had.
Table of Content
Biographical Note Publisher's Note Black Ghost Young Men and Fire Part One Part Two Part Three Maps of Gates of the Mountains and western Montana
Copyright Date
1992
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
92-011890
Dewey Decimal
634.96180978664
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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  • Excellent!

    The story itself, and the back story about the author and his drive to find the facts behind the event and weave them into a compelling tale us well worth the read. Extremely well written. Excellent character development and research. A great read for an event about 70 years old.

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : Occasion

  • BEST book I've ever read!

    As a lifelong reader of over 60 yrs., this is the BEST book I've ever read. The story is fascinating and true, the author's research into the causes of the tragic wildfire is phenomenal, and his prose is like a massage to my brain. I bought mine last Aug. and have already read and reread it 6 times. Do yourself a favor and buy this book.

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : roundaboutbooks

  • great reading

    great reading, good facts and good investigation. book was in excellent condition.

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : rainydaybooksnwine

  • Good read

    Good book. maclean can be a little long winded, but an interseting read

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : thrift.books

  • The best writer's best work

    This is one of my favorite books of all time and I've bought several copies as gifts. The true story itself is absorbing, but the writing is unsurpassed. Maclean is a unique voice and this book shows him off to perfection - part storyteller, part poet, part historian, part scientist, part mystery writer, part character illustrater, part philosopher. Some of the story of the doomed young firefighters is tough to read about, but the writing and the story are both so compelling that this is a can't-put-it-down page-turner from beginning to end.