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The Fireman is a post-apocalyptic novel by American author Joe Hill. The novel, his fourth, tells the tale of a deadly spore that has infected most of the world's population. Hill first spoke of the novel in 2013 in promotional interviews for his then-new novel NOS4A2. The novel was released on May 17, 2016. [1]
Young Men and Fire is a 1992 non-fiction book written by Norman Maclean. It is Maclean's story of his quest to understand the Mann Gulch fire of 1949 and how it led to the deaths of 13 wildland firefighters, 12 of them members of the USFS Smokejumpers. The fire occurred in Mann Gulch in Montana's Gates of the Mountains Wilderness on August 5.
The Nazi book burnings horrified Ray Bradbury and inspired him to write Fahrenheit 451. The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), formed in 1938 to investigate American citizens and organizations suspected of having communist ties, held hearings in 1947 to investigate alleged communist influence in Hollywood movie-making. [17]
Gates of Fire stresses the literary themes of fate and irony as well as the military themes of honor, duty, stoicism, and esprit de corps. [ 3 ] It has enjoyed popularity in the United States Armed Forces, being included on the 2011 [ 4 ] and 2017 [ 5 ] editions of the U.S. Army Chief of Staff's Professional Reading list and on the 2013 ...
The paperback editions of Brown's books were issued by various publishers, including Warner Books, Algonquin, Holt, and Vintage Books, a division of Random House. Brown's nonfiction includes On Fire (1995), a memoir of his 17 years (1973–1990) as a firefighter, and Billy Ray's Farm (2001), a collection of essays.
Dennis Edward Smith (September 9, 1940 – January 21, 2022) was an American firefighter and author. He was the author of 16 books, the most notable of which is the memoir Report from Engine Co. 82, a chronicle of his career as a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department in a South Bronx firehouse from the late 1960s and into the 1970s. [1]
The book also reflects Terkel's general idea that work can be difficult but still provides meaning for workers. It is an exploration of what makes work meaningful for people in all walks of life, from Lovin' Al the parking valet, Dolores the waitress, the fireman, to the business executive.
In his Circle of Fire series, he has covered forest fires in the U.S., Australia and on a global scale. The Canadian Forest Service encouraged Pyne to tackle the topic of Canadian forest fires. The phrase "awful splendour" was taken from a quote from early Canadian naturalist Henry Youle Hind , referring to the destructive beauty of prairie fires.