Wildland Firefighting Books

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The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.15 — 981 ratings — published 2016
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The Great Peshtigo Fire: Stories and Science from America’s Deadliest Fire The Great Peshtigo Fire: Stories and Science from America’s Deadliest Fire (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 3.98 — 51 ratings — published 2012
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The Peshtigo Greenhorn The Peshtigo Greenhorn (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 2013
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Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,715 ratings — published 2006
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Embers of October Embers of October (paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.60 — 5 ratings — published 1968
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On the Burning Edge: A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It On the Burning Edge: A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.17 — 576 ratings — published 2015
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Norman MacLean Collection: River Runs Through It, Young Men, Big Blackfoot Norman MacLean Collection: River Runs Through It, Young Men, Big Blackfoot (Audio Cassette)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.46 — 41 ratings — published 2001
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Young Men and Fire Young Men and Fire (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.03 — 7,320 ratings — published 1992
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Hell on Earth: The Wildfire Pandemic Hell on Earth: The Wildfire Pandemic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 2.12 — 8 ratings — published 2008
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One Foot in the Black One Foot in the Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 3.86 — 28 ratings — published 2012
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The Esperanza Fire: Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57 The Esperanza Fire: Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.32 — 374 ratings — published 2013
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Ghosts of the Fireground: Echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the Calling of a Wildland Firefighter Ghosts of the Fireground: Echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the Calling of a Wildland Firefighter (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 3.90 — 97 ratings — published 2002
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The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account (Wisconsin) The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account (Wisconsin)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.09 — 88 ratings — published 1931
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Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wildland-firefighting)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,588 ratings — published 1999
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Matthew Desmond
“Wildland firefighters do not enjoy the cultural prestige that structural firefighters do. They do not wax their fire engines and cruise down the local parade route, lights flashing; they are not the subject of countless popular books and movies; major politicians do not honor their sacrifices on the Senate floor or from the Rose Garden; they do not have bagpipe bands, fancy equipment, enduring icons, or other signifiers of honor verifying the importance of their activity.”
Matthew Desmond, On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters