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McDonough Brendan |
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Granite Mountain : the first-hand account of a tragic wildfire, its lone survivor, and the firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice / / Brendan McDonough, Stephan Talty |
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New York, NY : , : Hachette Books, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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0-316-30815-3 |
0-316-30816-1 |
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1 online resource (167 pages) |
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Wildfire fighters - Arizona |
Wildfires - Safety measures |
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The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"--firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires.Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew's skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh's firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battle a number of blazes and eventually win the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers.Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough--"Donut" as he'd been dubbed by his team--served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. |
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The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks. Granite Mountain is a gripping memoir that traces McDonough's story of finding his way out of the dead end of drugs, finding his purpose among the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the minute-by-minute account of the fateful day he lost the very men who had saved him. A harrowing and redemptive tale of resilience in the face of tragedy, Granite Mountain is also a powerful reminder of the heroism of the people who put themselves in harm's way to protect us every day. |
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UNIORUON00216012 |
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Enterprise exit processes in transition economies : Downsizing, workouts, and liquidation / edited by Leszek Balcerowicz ; Cheryl W. Gray ; Iraj Hoshi |
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Budapest, : Ceu Press, 1998. XII, 307 p. ; 24 cm. |
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Europa orientale - Economia - 1990- |
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