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Ghosts of the fireground : echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the calling of a wildland firefighter / Peter M. Leschak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leschak, Peter M., 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leschak, Peter M., 1951-.
- Leschak, Peter M.
- Pernin, Peter, active 19th century.
- Pernin, Peter.
- Forest fire fighters--Biography.
- Forest fire fighters.
- Forest fires--Wisconsin--Peshtigo--History--19th century.
- Forest fires.
- History.
- Wisconsin--Peshtigo.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 269 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [2002]
- Summary:
- In April 2000, firefighter Peter Leschak discovered the diary of Father Pernin, a survivor of a wildfire that hit Peshtigo, Wisconsin, in 1871. Here, Leschak presents Pernin's reflections during this little-known disaster, while Leschak's firsthand accounts of his own breathtaking frontline battles 130 years later provide lessons in courage and faith.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographic references (pages 267-269).
- ISBN:
- 0062517775 :
- OCLC:
- 50153682
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