Through Forest and Fire

Through Forest and Fire
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Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HN5HTL
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Rating : 4/5 (TL Downloads)

Synopsis Through Forest and Fire by : Edward Sylvester Ellis

The Thirtymile Fire

The Thirtymile Fire
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9781466856691
ISBN-13 : 1466856696
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Thirtymile Fire by : John N. Maclean

A riveting account of the deadly Thirtymile fire and the controversy and recriminations that raged in its aftermath, from our premier chronicler of wildfires and those who fight them The Thirtymile fire in the remote North Cascade range near the Canadian border in Washington began as a simple mop-up operation. In a few hours, a series of catastrophic errors led to the entrapment and deaths of four members of the fire crew—two teen-age girls and two young men. Each had brought order and meaning to their lives by joining the fire world. Then the very flames they pursued turned on them, extinguishing their lives. When the victims were blamed for their own deaths, the charge brought a storm of controversy that undermined the firefighting community. Continuing a tradition established in his previous books, and by his father Norman's Young Men and Fire, John N. Maclean serves as an unflinching guide to the rogue fire's unexpected violence—which is almost matched by the passions released by the official verdict of the blaze. Weaving together the astonishing stories told by the witnesses, the victims' family members, and the official reports, Maclean produces a dramatic narrative of a catastrophe that has changed the way fire is fought. More than anything, it is a story of humanity at risk when wildfire, ancient and unpredictable, breaks loose

The City of Fire

The City of Fire
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Publisher : e-artnow
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : EAN:4057664556790
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Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis The City of Fire by : Grace Livingston Hill

"The City of Fire" is a story of a 14 year old boy, Billy. The storyline follows Billy's childhood, and many adventures he had growing up. Grace Livingston Hill was an early 20th-century novelist and wrote both under her real name and the pseudonym Marcia Macdonald. She wrote over 100 novels and numerous short stories and her characters are most often young female Christian women or those who become so within the confines of the story. Hill's messages are simple in nature: good versus evil. As Hill believed that the Bible was very clear about what was good and evil in life and had firm faith God's ability to restore everything, the same belief was also reflected in her own works. Even today Hill's novels are widely read and appreciated for their romance and their inspiring life lessons.

Jumping Fire

Jumping Fire
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Publisher : HMH
Total Pages : 481
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ISBN-10 : 9780547541075
ISBN-13 : 0547541074
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Jumping Fire by : Murry A. Taylor

This “terrifying, grimly funny” memoir about fighting forest fires in Alaska offers “an affectionate portrait of a fraternity of daredevils” (The New Yorker). A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year Fighting fires since 1965, legendary smokejumper Murry A. Taylor finally hung up his chute after the summer of 2000—the worst fire season in more than fifty years. In Jumping Fire, Taylor recounts in thrilling detail one summer of parachuting out of planes to battle blazes in the vast, rugged wilderness of Alaska, with tales of training, digging fire lines, run-ins with bears, and the heroics of fellow jumpers who fell in the line of duty. This unique memoir, filled with humor, fear, tragedy, joy, and countless stories of man versus nature at its most furious, is a “tale of love and loss, life and death, and sheer hard work, set in an unforgiving and unforgettable landscape” (Publishers Weekly). “Filled with adventure, danger and tragedy.” —The New York Times Book Review “A beautifully crafted, wise yet thrilling book.” —Los Angeles Times

Prairie Fire!

Prairie Fire!
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Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 1550286080
ISBN-13 : 9781550286083
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Prairie Fire! by : Bill Freeman

Prarie Fire is an exciting adventure story as well as a fascinating account of what homesteading was like in the 1870s.

Through Forest and Fire

Through Forest and Fire
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9783734060144
ISBN-13 : 3734060141
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Through Forest and Fire by : Edward Ellis

Reproduction of the original: Through Forest and Fire by Edward Ellis

The Bamboo Fire

The Bamboo Fire
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 303
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ISBN-10 : 9781351305471
ISBN-13 : 1351305476
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis The Bamboo Fire by : William E. Mitchell

Anthropology is primarily done in the field, unlike the laboratory oriented experimental sciences. Experimental sciences make their observations in constructed settings that permit variables influencing the outcome of the experiment to be known and controlled. In contrast, anthropology's object of inquiry, like the science of ethology is life experience in its natural setting. To understand how people organize their lives both in thought and in action, one must settle among them for a very long time. The Wape of Papua New Guinea inhabit a mountainous rain forest and live in sedentary villages. They are slash and burn horticulturalists. marriage is by bride wealth and polygyny is permitted but rare. Male status is egalitarian and, although the society is hierarchical in terms of sex and age differences, both women and the young enjoy higher status than in many other New Guinea societies. While most Wape are nominal Christians, traditional religious beliefs and practices are of major importance. This book concentrates on describing the field work process by giving the reader a feeling of the reflexive nature of this experience. It demonstrate not only how the anthropologist proceeds in her or his work, but describes the social and psychological context in which that work evolves and how anthropologists respond to it both within oneself and in communication with others. While it is a book about the Wape people it is also a book about how one anthropologist tried to understand them. It integrates the subjective and objective into a common research method. Related to the book, the author has published a film, Magical Curing, and a CD, The Living Dead and Dying: Music of the New Guinea Wape.

Talk To You Tomorrow

Talk To You Tomorrow
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 82
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ISBN-10 : 9781329343122
ISBN-13 : 1329343123
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Talk To You Tomorrow by : Cameron Sadler

They say the good die young and no matter how hard you grab, you can still lose them. Is this true? Is there no hope? No, I refuse to believe that. Kind of how others don't believe there was ever a story between Casey and I. Of course they don't. I wonder what makes it so hard to believe though. My name is Kevin, I'm here to give you a wake up call and show you what really happened behind the scenes.

Trail of Fire

Trail of Fire
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9781438920771
ISBN-13 : 1438920776
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Trail of Fire by : M. T. Deason

The story of Toab and Doc who are traveling back west after returning to Alabama to pay off Toabs debts. They find a wagon train going west and join up with them and this is where their adventure begins. They are hired to find one woman's husband who has disapeared. In the process Doc has a run in with a member of an out law gang which causes a collison course with them which turns even more deadly when it is found Toab has a bounty on him that the outlaws want to collect. Toab and Doc are faced with defending themselves and the girls that they met on the wagon train. there is no backing up for Toab and Doc, and with Toab's since of responsability they will do all they can to make these out laws pay for all the evil they have done.

Camp Fire Boys

Camp Fire Boys
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Total Pages : 1002
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ISBN-10 : OSU:32435053956173
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Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Camp Fire Boys by : Oliver Lee Clifton