Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, read by John Maclean. August 5, 1949 a fire threatened to engulf Mann Gulch in Montana's wilderness. A crew of 15 U.S. Forest Service elite airborne firefighters parachuted to their jobs. They were trapped by a "blowup" and by the end of the day 12 men had perished in the blaze. Norman Maclean addresses profound themes of honor, death, compassion rebirth and the human spirit, 4 cassette tapes approximately 6 hours, sealed in factory plastic.