The true Story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave.
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 h.
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.
The true Story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave.
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.
Granite Mountain is a gripping memoir that traces McDonough\'s Story of finding his way out of the dead end of drugs, finding his purpose among the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the minute-by-minute account of the fateful day he Lost the very men who had saved him.
Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks.
The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes.
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.
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.
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.
He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona.
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.
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.
The true Story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave
