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Anyone Read Granite Mountain? Update inside...
Posted on 10/12/17 at 6:32 am
Posted on 10/12/17 at 6:32 am
Ordered it yesterday. Wanted to read it before I go see the movie. I find wildfire history to be fascinating. Just wondering if it is a good read.
ETA:
So I got the book and blew through it in 2 days. It is not a long read at all, 250ish page paperback with large type. That said it is a pretty incredible story. Written with the assistance of the lone survivor, he tells his own personal story of being a deadbeat drug addict that was saved when he found his calling as a hotshot firefighter. The book definitely has a Christian element, and he discusses how the crew would help one another to include having religious discussions together. His faith played a large part in how he continues on after his entire crew, who he considered brothers, are burned to death right in front of him. The hotshots are very military-esque as well, so I identified with alot of what he was saying between the lines regarding leadership and camaraderie.
Overall it is an incredible tale and I am glad I read it. With the fires becoming more of a news story every year it is cool to see the hotshots get some love. Recommend it if you like survival/wilderness stories and would like a quick, easy read.
ETA:
So I got the book and blew through it in 2 days. It is not a long read at all, 250ish page paperback with large type. That said it is a pretty incredible story. Written with the assistance of the lone survivor, he tells his own personal story of being a deadbeat drug addict that was saved when he found his calling as a hotshot firefighter. The book definitely has a Christian element, and he discusses how the crew would help one another to include having religious discussions together. His faith played a large part in how he continues on after his entire crew, who he considered brothers, are burned to death right in front of him. The hotshots are very military-esque as well, so I identified with alot of what he was saying between the lines regarding leadership and camaraderie.
Overall it is an incredible tale and I am glad I read it. With the fires becoming more of a news story every year it is cool to see the hotshots get some love. Recommend it if you like survival/wilderness stories and would like a quick, easy read.
This post was edited on 10/18/17 at 7:14 am
Posted on 10/13/17 at 9:13 pm to 10MTNTiger
Posted on 10/14/17 at 7:00 am to highcotton2
I have read that before, must have been during allergy season because my eyes were watering.
This post was edited on 10/14/17 at 7:03 am
Posted on 10/22/17 at 2:41 am to highcotton2
I clicked your link and closed the page before it opened when I saw Texas Monthly. That is just a heartbreaking story and I can't read it again.
Posted on 10/22/17 at 7:43 am to highcotton2
On a related point, in the book they talk about the different types of wildfires and mention several times that grassland fires are the scariest and most dangerous fires, which I believe is what that terrible fire in the Texas Monthly article was. The hotshots talk about how a grass fire will move so fast that it will run you down, so no there is escaping it 

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