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Blending historical context and first-person narrative, Mudslingers tells the dramatic and colorful story of aerial firefighting in America, as seen through the eyes of a decorated former Navy SEAL, US Naval Academy graduate, firefighting pilot, and businessman who founded Montana-based Bridger Aerospace, one of the most successful aerial firefighting teams in the world. Part narrative nonfiction, part memoir, Mudslingers is a riveting account of one person's journey from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to the front lines of a different but no less important battle on the home front--the war against the escalating threat of wildfire. Tim Sheehy will take you on a ride through the history of aerial firefighting--the most hazardous and demanding aviation mission in the world. Mudslingers is a rollicking book, an enlightening journey, and a call to action for anyone who believes wildfires are not only one of the greatest threats facing modern civilization but a threat that has long been underestimated, misunderstood, and poorly addressed, despite repeated examples of bravery and innovation by those who choose to do battle with the flames. In telling this story, Sheehy takes listeners into the cockpit and into the lives of his fellow pilots--past and present--as they struggle with the seemingly never-ending threat of wildfires.

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Tim Sheehy is the founder and CEO of Bridger Aerospace, one of the leading aerial firefighting companies in the world, where seaplanes and other aircraft are used daily to save lives. Tim is the survivor of a fatal seaplane training crash and strives every day to instill safety and effectiveness in his aviation teams. Prior to founding Bridger, Tim served in the United States Navy as a Navy SEAL officer and team leader, completing several combat deployments around the world. He is a recipient of multiple decorations for combat valor and the Purple Heart for wounds received in battle. Tim is also an honor graduate of the United States Army Ranger School and is a certified mini-submarine pilot and navigator. He is an active firefighting pilot, flying the CL-415EAF on the front lines of America's wildfire battle. Tim lives on his Montana ranch with his amazing wife, Carmen, and their four awesome kids. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. David de Vries, an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator and veteran stage actor and director, spent three years in the cast of Wicked and was the last Lumiere in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast. He has also appeared in numerous films and voiced commercial campaigns for companies large and small, including American Express, AT&T, UPS, Motorola, Georgia-Pacific, Delta Airlines, Coca Cola, and Ford, among others. He can be seen in a number of feature films, including The Founder, The Accountant, Captain America: Civil War, and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. On television, his credits include House of Cards, Nashville, and Halt and Catch Fire.

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