Young Men and Fire: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition by Norman Maclean (English)

Description: Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, Timothy Egan A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Services 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 the men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years, Norman Maclean puts together the scattered pieces of the Mann Gulch tragedy in Young Men and Fire, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Alongside Macleans now-canonical A River Runs through It and Other Stories, Young Men and Fire is recognized today as a classic of the American West. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Macleans later triumph—the last book he would write—includes a powerful new foreword by Timothy Egan, author of The Big Burn and The Worst Hard Time. As moving and profound as when it was first published, Young Men and Fire honors the literary legacy of a man who gave voice to an essential corner of the American soul. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Norman Maclean (1902 90), woodsman, scholar, teacher, and storyteller, grew up in and around Missoula, Montana, and worked for many years in logging camps and for the United States Forestry Service before beginning his academic career. He was the William Rainey Harper Professor of English at the University of Chicago until 1973. Table of Contents Foreword by Timothy Egan (2017) Publishers Note (1992) Black Ghost Young Men and Fire Part One Part Two Part Three Review "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 twentieth-century nonfiction."--John Holkeboer "Wall Street Journal""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. Dont hesitate to take the plunge."--Dennis Drabelle "Washington Post""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. . . . Macleans last book will stir your heart and haunt your memory."--Timothy Foote "USA Today""Before Norman Maclean was a writer and professor, he fought fires for the Forest Service. When he was a teenager, he nearly died in a Montana wildfire. It came so close it sounded as if it were cracking bones, and mine were the only bones around, he writes. Its through that memory of terror, thirst, and exhaustion that Maclean begins his book Young Men and Fire. Thirteen smokejumpers--firefighters who parachute into the wilderness--died in the 1949 Mann Gulch fire. With an almost obsessive attention to detail, Maclean reconstructs their story using the skill and sensitivity he honed as a novelist."--Daniel A. Gross "Longreads" Review Quote " 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. Dont hesitate to take the plunge." Details ISBN022645035X Author Timothy Egan Pages 352 Year 2017 ISBN-10 022645035X ISBN-13 9780226450353 Format Paperback Imprint University of Chicago Press Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Illustrations 12 halftones, 6 line drawings Media Book DEWEY 363.37092 Language English Edition 25th Publication Date 2017-05-01 UK Release Date 2017-05-01 NZ Release Date 2017-05-01 US Release Date 2017-05-01 Subtitle Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition Publisher The University of Chicago Press Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2017-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161780952;

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