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Montana's Waldron Creek fire : the 1931 tragedy and the forgotten five
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palmer, Charles, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wildfires--History--Montana.
- Wildfires.
- Wildfire fighters--History--Montana.
- Wildfire fighters.
- Smokejumpers--History--Montana.
- Smokejumpers.
- Flathead National Forest (Mont.).
- Montana--Flathead National Forest.
- Montana.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (140 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] The History Press 2015
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "On August 25, 1931, five men died fighting the devastating Waldron Creek Fire west of Choteau, Montana. Lacking training and preparation, Herbert Novotny, Frank Williamson, Hjalmer G. Gunnarson, Ted Bierchen and Charles Allen dashed into the flames and never stood a chance ... National Smokejumper Association chief historian Dr. Charles Palmer shines a light on this important story, finally honoring the heroic sacrifice that led to critical changes in wildland firefighting."-- |c Back cover.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface: The Backdrop
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1. The Buildup
- 2. The Fire
- 3. The Aftermath
- Interlude: The Guts of the Monster
- 4. Now and Then
- 5. First Steps
- 6. Highland Cemetery
- 7. Finding Dorothy
- 8. Choteau Cemetery
- 9. On the Fire Ground
- 10. The Search for Ted
- 11. Mop Up
- Notes
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781625856630
- 1625856636
- OCLC:
- 940500919
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