02836cam a2200457 i 4500 668973750 TxAuBib 20230224120000.0 170828s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780316308175 paperback 031630817X paperback TxAuBib rda McDonough, Brendan,. My lost brothers. Granite Mountain / Brendan McDonough, with Stephan Talty. First trade paperback edition. New York : Hachette Books, 2017. 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published as My lost brothers. "Soon to be a major motion picture."--Cover. "Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew's skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh's firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battle a number of blazes and eventually win the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough--"Donut" as he'd been dubbed by his team--served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. A harrowing and redemptive tale of resilience in the face of tragedy, Granite Mountain is also a powerful reminder of the heroism of the people who put themselves in harm's way to protect us every day."-- Back cover. 20230224. McDonough, Brendan. Granite Mountain Hotshots (Wildfire fighters.) 2000-2099. Wildfires Arizona Yarnell. Fires Casualties Arizona Yarnell. Wildfire fighters Arizona Yarnell. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. NATURE / Natural Disasters. Fires Casualties. Wildfire fighters. Wildfires. Yarnell (Ariz.) History 21st century. Arizona Yarnell. History. Talty, Stephan,.