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Fire in Paradise : an American tragedy / Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano.

Gee, Alastair, (author.). Anguiano, Dani, (author.).

Summary:

Bay Area-based reporters for The Guardian Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano relate the story of the worst American wildfire in a century, weaving together a portrait of the remarkable California community of 27,000 souls, destroyed wholesale in a fire that left 86 dead, while offering a bigger-picture exploration of the science of wildfires in a time of dramatic climate change. Alastair Gee is a seasoned science/nature based in San Francisco and Dani Anguiano is a local reporter from nearby Chico, who knows many of the heroes, first responders, and victims personally.

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  • ISBN: 9781324005148
  • ISBN: 1324005149
  • Physical Description: 244 pages : maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2020]
Subject: Wildfires > California > Paradise.
Paradise (Calif.)

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  • 10 of 10 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Crawford County.

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Crawford County Library-Steelville 363.37 GEE (Text) 33431000585107 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

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Fire in Paradise : An American Tragedy
Fire in Paradise : An American Tragedy
by Gee, Alastair; Anguiano, Dani
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Table of Contents

Fire in Paradise : An American Tragedy

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prologuep. 1
Part 1Paradise
1    A Gold Rush Townp. 7
2    Off the Gridp. 26
3    Firebrandsp. 45
Part 2Hell
4    Daybreakp. 65
5    Stay or Gop. 90
6    The Cemeteryp. 109
7    The Day Afterp. 128
Part 3Ashes and Seeds
8    A City Dispersedp. 141
9    Search and Recoveryp. 158
10    A Pile of Ashesp. 180
11    The Perfect Firep. 202
Epiloguep. 227
Acknowledgmentsp. 231
Notes on Sourcesp. 237

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