Fire on the Rim: A Firefighter's Season at the Grand CanyonReprint (of 1989 ed.) with a new preface. Pyne (American Studies, Arizona State U., MacArthur awardee) recounts his 15 years as an active firefighter on the North Rim. A lyric, articulate, swift book. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Tours of Duty | 17 |
CHAPTER TWO Tipover | 45 |
CHAPTER THREE Powell Plateau | 66 |
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