Trials by wildfire : in search of the new warrior spirit / / Peter M. Leschak

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826010903321
• Autore: Leschak Peter M. <1951->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Duluth, Minn., : Pfeifer-Hamilton, c2000
• ISBN: 0-8166-9993-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.37/9
• Soggetti: Forest fires - Prevention and control; Forest fire fighters
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Whistle; The Witness Post; The Fire Tower; A Real Fight; Reaching for Rigel; Thirty Pounds; An Evening at the Triangle; Best of Mistakes; Epicedium; Their Eyes, Their Lives; Totem; The Gunflint Circle; The Fire Triangle; Whip
• Sommario/riassunto: Journey with Peter Leschak, wildland firefighter, as he explores the warrior spirit--a genderless code emphasizing personal integrity, responsibility, patience, will, commitment, and inner courage, forged through life's "trials by fire."Using his professional experiences fighting forest fires as a vivid metaphor for the warrior code, Peter weaves captivating tales of raging wildfires, the warm camaraderie and good-natured competition of a small town tavern packed with smokejumpers, the clarity of the night sky, the subtleties of an ancient Chinese board game--all offering profound lessons.