Ahead of the flaming front a life on fire english edition ebook mathes ii jerry amazonde kindle shop wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um werbung anzuzeigen. Buy ahead of the flaming front a life on fire nhbs jerry d mathes ii caxton press about help blog jobs established 1985 brexit covid 19 gbp gbp eur eur english deutsch newsletter google 48 stars contact us call us 0830 1700 uk 01803 865913 international 44 1803 865913 email customerservicesnhbscom all contact information need help help pages all shops toggle dropdown . If you are going to read memoirs about fire fighters here are the two you must start with young men and fire by norman mclean and ahead of the flaming front a life on fire by jerry d mathes the first is iconic and changed the entire trajectory of fire fighting but often reads like a 1950s political manifesto regarding firefighting which to be fair it was written in the 1950s and was a draft found in the authors papers after his death it was published with minimal editing. Ahead of the flaming front a life on fire winner of 2015 north american book award for biography memoir veteran wildland firefighter jerry mathes ii takes readers into the heart of wildfires from the forests of idaho to the deserts of the mexican border