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02770aam a2200325 i 4500 001 D5CAE98006B711EFB859A23027ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240430010135 008 231207s2023 nyua b 000 0aeng d 010 $a bl2023177666 020 $a 9798888452059 040 $a GCmBT $b eng $c GCmBT $d GCmBT $d TLC $e rda $d SILO 041 $a eng 043 $a n-us--- 050 14 $a SD421.25.S54 $b A3 2023 082 04 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20231211 082 $a 363.37092 B 100 1 $a Sheehy, Tim, $e Author $0 (local)tlcaut1713298179972050837 245 10 $a Mudslingers : $b a true story of aerial firefighting : an American origins story / $c Tim Sheehy. 264 1 $a New York : $b Permuted Press, $c [2023] 300 $a x, 325 pages $b illustrations (chiefly color) $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-323). 520 $a "Blending historical context and first-person narrative, Mudslingers tells the dramatic and colorful story of aerial firefighting in America, as seen through the eyes of a decorated former Navy SEAL, US Naval Academy graduate, firefighting pilot, and businessman who founded Montana-based Bridger Aerospace, one of the most successful aerial firefighting teams in the world. Part narrative nonfiction, part memoir, Mudslingers is a riveting account of one person's journey from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to the front lines of a different but no less important battle on the home frontâthe war against the escalating threat of wildfire. From the early days of the B-17 to the modern fleets of the twenty-first century, Tim Sheehy will take you on a ride through the history of aerial firefightingâthe most hazardous and demanding aviation mission in the world. Mudslingers is a rollicking read, an enlightening journey, and a call to action for anyone who believes wildfires are not only one of the greatest threats facing modern civilization but a threat that has long been underestimated, misunderstood, and poorly addressed, despite repeated examples of bravery and innovation by those who choose to do battle with the flames. Indeed, save for a few historic military engagements in the twentieth century, there is not a sustained aviation mission anywhere that comes close to encompassing the danger, precision, and unforgiving nature of aerial firefighting"--. $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Sheehy, Tim. $0 (local)tlcaut1713298179972729779 650 0 $a Wildfire fighters $z United States $v Biography $0 (DLC)sh 85146721 650 0 $a Wildfires $z United States $x Prevention and control $v Anecdotes $0 (DLC)sh2010118552 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l DFPC353 $d 20240430022244.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D5CAE98006B711EFB859A23027ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search