Ghosts of the Fireground: Echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the Calling of a Wildland Firefighter

In October 1871, a massive forest fire incinerated the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin. It was the deadliest...
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Author: Peter M. Leschak
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Language: English
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Ghosts of the Fireground: Echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the Calling of a Wildland Firefighter by Leschak, Peter M.

Ghosts of the Fireground: Echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the Calling of a Wildland Firefighter

€29,40

Ghosts of the Fireground: Echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the Calling of a Wildland Firefighter

€29,40
Author: Peter M. Leschak
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In October 1871, a massive forest fire incinerated the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin. It was the deadliest fire in North American history, an event so intense that its release of energy was not approximated until the advent of thermo-nuclear weapons. At least 1,200 people perished--some in bizarre and disturbing ways--and the actual number of fatalities is unknown, perhaps as many as 1,500 were lost. Since the Great Chicago Fire occurred at the same time, Peshtigo was overshadowed and almost forgotten.

In 2000, veteran wild-land firefighter Peter Leschak was faced with a hot and challenging fire season, tasked with the leadership of a helitack crew--an airborne fire team expected to be the "tip of the spear" on wildfire initial attacks. During that long summer he studied Father Peter Pernon's eyewitness account of the Pehstigo holocaust, and using his knowledge and experience as a firefighter, Leschak placed himself in Pernin's shoes, as much as possible being transported to the firestorm of 1871. Ghosts of the Fireground tells both tales: the horrific saga of Peshtigo, and the modern battles of a wildfire helicopter crew, seamlessly intertwining the stories to enhance them both.


Author: Peter M. Leschak
Publisher: Open Road Distribution
Published: 11/27/2018
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781504055949

About the Author
Peter M. Leschak has been a firefighter for thirty-seven years, in both municipal and wild-land arenas, and has worked a thousand incidents in the United States and Canada. He is the author of ten books, including Letters from Side Lake and Hellroaring, and won a Minnesota Book Award for The Bear Guardian. Leschak has written for dozens of magazines, including Harper's, Outdoor Life, National Geographic Adventure, the New York Times Book Review, and Reader's Digest. He lives in northeastern Minnesota.

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