Wildfire: On the Front Lines with Station 8 Contributor(s): Hansen, Heather (Author) |
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ISBN: 1680510711 ISBN-13: 9781680510713 Publisher: Mountaineers Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Disasters - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Forestry |
Dewey: 634.961 |
LCCN: 2018005656 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.30 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Wildfire is a primer on both wildfires and firefighting. Hansen mixes history with interviews and descriptions, and the book has a nice you-are-there feeling.... a book that defines the challenge of fighting the devastation that wildfires bring. -- Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post
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Contributor Bio(s): Hansen, Heather: - Heather Hansen is an award-winning reporter, specializing in environmental and travel journalism. Over the past couple of years, she has focused her writing on natural resource issues affecting the Intermountain West. Hansen's work has appeared in High Country News, Men's Journal, Coastal Living, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, Outside, Mountain Gazette, Away.com, and others. She has been interviewed in print and on the radio and has done book talks and presentations in Boulder, Denver, Boston, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon. Hansen is passionate about gathering and telling stories with sharp, engaging narratives. She enjoys weaving together history, ecology, politics, and personalities. And from her days as a Junior Ranger in Cape Cod National Seashore at age seven, she has been a national park junkie. |