Help Please

Mr. Goodbar · 01-31-2008, 08:24 AM

I'm trying to track down a book I read about fifteen years ago. It was actually the first ebook I ever read. I used an HP100LX with vertical reader for those that may remember that device.

Anyway, all I recall is the theme of the book. It was about a young man who was working in the "fire towers" as a forest fire lookout in the western part of the U.S. I don't recall it as being any great literary work, but for some reason I was thinking about it lately and wanted to read it again, but I just can't seem to find it. I was hoping a description on here might help. Thanks in advance.

Sparrow · 01-31-2008, 10:29 AM

What type of novel was it (thriller, romance, modern lit etc.)?

Jack Kerouac's "Desolation Angels" could be a possibility.

Mr. Goodbar · 01-31-2008, 01:35 PM

It was a work of non-fiction and chronicled a summer spent working as a fire lookout in the west. Written sometime around WWII if I remember correctly.

Sparrow · 01-31-2008, 03:21 PM

"Smokechaser" by Warren Yahr ?
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...93011800&itm=3

Mr. Goodbar · 01-31-2008, 07:26 PM

Smokechaser might be the one. I have no idea where I would have gotten an ebook of it since I haven't found it this afternoon, but I'll keep looking. Thanks for the help.

BenG · 02-02-2008, 10:12 AM

Was it Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, who also wrote A River Runs Through It?

01-31-2008, 08:24 AM	#1
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	Help Please I'm trying to track down a book I read about fifteen years ago. It was actually the first ebook I ever read. I used an HP100LX with vertical reader for those that may remember that device. Anyway, all I recall is the theme of the book. It was about a young man who was working in the "fire towers" as a forest fire lookout in the western part of the U.S. I don't recall it as being any great literary work, but for some reason I was thinking about it lately and wanted to read it again, but I just can't seem to find it. I was hoping a description on here might help. Thanks in advance.

01-31-2008, 10:29 AM	#2
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	What type of novel was it (thriller, romance, modern lit etc.)? Jack Kerouac's "Desolation Angels" could be a possibility.

01-31-2008, 01:35 PM	#3
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	It was a work of non-fiction and chronicled a summer spent working as a fire lookout in the west. Written sometime around WWII if I remember correctly.

01-31-2008, 03:21 PM	#4
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	"Smokechaser" by Warren Yahr ? http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...93011800&itm=3

01-31-2008, 07:26 PM	#5
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	Smokechaser might be the one. I have no idea where I would have gotten an ebook of it since I haven't found it this afternoon, but I'll keep looking. Thanks for the help.

02-02-2008, 10:12 AM	#6
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Was it Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, who also wrote A River Runs Through It?

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