Granite Mountain: The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

by Brendan McDonough and Ezra Bowen

Book Overview

The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave.

A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots" -- firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires.

Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031630817X
• ISBN13: 9780316308175
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"