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ISBN: 9781665166317
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ISBN: 9781665166324
| Runtime: | 6.01 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of the 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
A 1992 New York Times Editor’s Choice
An ALA Notable Book Finalist for Nonfiction
A New York Times bestseller
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“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.” —New York Times Book Review
“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.” —Chicago Tribune
“Young Men and
Fire is a somber and poetic retelling of a tragic event. It is the pinnacle
of smoke-jumping literature and a classic work of twentieth-century nonfiction.” —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. Don’t hesitate to take the plunge.” —Washington Post Book World
“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.” —USA Today
Author
Author Bio: Norman Maclean
Norman Maclean grew up in and around Missoula, Montana, where he worked in logging camps and for the US Forest Service. He attended Dartmouth College and taught English for forty-six years at the University of Chicago. He began writing A River Runs Through It in his seventies at the request of his children.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 6.01 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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