Books written by John N. Maclean

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  Home Waters: A Chronicle of Family and a River

  Here are the true stories behind the beloved characters fictionalized in A River Runs through It, including the Reverend Maclean, the patriarch who introduced the family to fishing; Norman, who balanced a life divided between literature and ...

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  Fire and Ashes: On the Frontlines of American Wildfire

  A history of American wildfires recounts the most significant fires, sharing front-line stories, past and present firefighting strategies, and the apparent increase in fire occurrence and intensity in recent years.

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  River of Fire: The Rattlesnake Fire and the Mission Boys

  The 1953 Rattlesnake Fire on the Mendocino National Forest killed 15 men - most of them young missionary workers with the New Tribes Mission at Fouts Springs, California.

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  Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire

  A gripping account of the tragic 1994 South Canyon forest fire that killed fourteen firefighters chronicles the string of seemingly small human blunders that contributed to the tragedy. Reprint.

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  The Esperanza Fire: Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57

  John Maclean, award–winning author of three previous books on wildfire disasters, spent more than five years researching the Esperanza Fire and covering the trial of Raymond Oyler.

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  Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines Battling Wildfires

  John N. Maclean, author of the acclaimed Fire on the Mountain, offers a view from the front lines, combining action-packed storytelling with moving insights about firefighters and informed analysis of firefighting strategy past and present.

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  The Thirtymile Fire: A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal

  ... a slump in the bottomofthe canyon eight hundred to a thousand feet long—the length of three football fields atits longest point. Overthe millennia the slump had become covered with lichens but almost no other vegetation, which meant ...

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  Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the Sourth Canyon Fire

  If this book is action/adventure at its best, it also offers deeply moving insights into the lives of the smoke jumpers, hot shots, and helitacks who fight forest fires and put their own well being on the line as a daily part of their jobs.