On the Fireline – Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters
Author:   Matthew Desmond
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
ISBN:  

9780226144092


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 August 2009
Format:   Paperback
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On the Fireline – Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters


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Author:   Matthew Desmond
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9780226144092


ISBN 10:   0226144097
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 August 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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""Gripping.... A masterful account of how young men are able to face down wildfire, and why they volunteer for such an enterprise in the first place."" - David Grazian, Sociological Forum ""Along with the risks and sorrow, Desmond also presents the humor and camaraderie of ordinary men performing extraordinary tasks.... A good complement to Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire. Recommended."" - Library Journal""


Gripping.... A masterful account of how young men are able to face down wildfire, and why they volunteer for such an enterprise in the first place. - David Grazian, Sociological Forum Along with the risks and sorrow, Desmond also presents the humor and camaraderie of ordinary men performing extraordinary tasks.... A good complement to Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire. Recommended. - Library Journal


"""Gripping.... A masterful account of how young men are able to face down wildfire, and why they volunteer for such an enterprise in the first place."" - David Grazian, Sociological Forum ""Along with the risks and sorrow, Desmond also presents the humor and camaraderie of ordinary men performing extraordinary tasks.... A good complement to Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire. Recommended."" - Library Journal"""


Author Information

Matthew Desmond is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

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