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Chasing smoke : a wildfire memoir / Aaron Williams.
An enthralling insider-account of how a fire season unfolds. Experienced firefighter Aaron Williams shares what it's like to work sixteen-hour days in an apocalyptic landscape, where the smoke is so thick your snot runs black and you need to drink ten litres of water a day. Williams chronicles the seasonal existence of a firefighter, all while examining the wider world of firefighting -- interweaving the history, mechanics and politics -- as well as the micro-world of the small crew who willingly put their lives on the line.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781550178050 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Harbour Publishing, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | SD 421.25 W54 A3 2017 (Text) | 26040003342579 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
Aaron Williams fought forest fires in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Idaho from 2006 until 2014. His writing has been published in newspapers such as The Globe and Mail, Halifax Chronicle Herald and the Vancouver Observer. He is currently working on an MFA in creative non-fiction writing at King's College in Halifax, NS.
