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100 1 _aLeschak, Peter M.,
_d1951-
245 1 0 _aGhosts of the fireground :
_bechoes of the great Peshtigo fire and the calling of a wildland firefighter /
_cPeter M. Leschak.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bHarperSanFrancisco,
_cc2002.
300 _aix, 269 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-269).
520 _aPeter Leschak chronicles the events surrounding the deadliest fire in North American history which occured in the small lumbering town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, on October 8, 1871, and discusses how reading about that fire inspired him to become a firefighter.
521 2 _aAdult
_bFollett Library Resources
650 0 _aForest fire fighters.
650 0 _aWildfire fighters.
650 0 _aWildfires
_xPrevention and control.
650 0 _aForest fires
_xPrevention and control.
600 1 0 _aLeschak, Peter M.,
_d1951-
600 1 0 _aPernin, Peter,
_d19th cent.
650 0 _aForest fires
_zWisconsin
_zPeshtigo
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 7 _aForest fire fighters.
_2sears
650 7 _aWildfire fighters.
_2sears
650 7 _aWildfires
_xPrevention.
_2sears
650 7 _aForest fires
_xPrevention.
_2sears
600 1 7 _aLeschak, Peter M.,
_d1951-
_2sears
600 1 7 _aPernin, Peter,
_d19th cent.
_2sears
650 7 _aFires
_zPeshtigo (Wis.)
_xHistory.
_2sears
521 2 _aAdult
510 0 _aPublisher's Weekly
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