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Death, Daring, and Disaster by Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr.

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Death, Daring, and Disaster

Author
Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr.
Narrator
John McLain
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Publish Date
27 October 2020
Run Time
23 hours 54 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Biography: general, Travel guides: caravan and camp-site guides, Emergency services, Society and culture: general, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Travel and holiday, History, History of the Americas, Social impact of disasters
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First published in 1998, this perennial bestseller distills over 400 exciting tales of heroism from the 150,000 search-and-rescue missions carried out by the National Park Service since Yellowstone was established as the first national park in 1872. Updated to include the most notable incidents through 2004 (including the Park Service's efforts to protect the nation's treasures following 9/11), the new edition features recent rescues and rescue attempts from the icy slopes of Mt. Rainer to the seas off of Acadia National Park.

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Author
Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr.
Narrator
John McLain
Duration
23 hours 54 minutes
Release Date
27 October 2020
ISBN
9781705252680
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Genre
Biography: general, Travel guides: caravan and camp-site guides, Emergency services, Society and culture: general, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Travel and holiday, History, History of the Americas, Social impact of disasters

Synopsis

First published in 1998, this perennial bestseller distills over 400 exciting tales of heroism from the 150,000 search-and-rescue missions carried out by the National Park Service since Yellowstone was established as the first national park in 1872. Updated to include the most notable incidents through 2004 (including the Park Service's efforts to protect the nation's treasures following 9/11), the new edition features recent rescues and rescue attempts from the icy slopes of Mt. Rainer to the seas off of Acadia National Park.

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