03601cam a2200541 4500 2552147872 TxAuBib 20250907120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780802149510 0802149510 B0DJ3TXF7Z Amazon 782c33ef-a800-4364-99c1-964b530a463f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11199590 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Selby, River. Hotshot [Libby eBook] : A Life on Fire. Grove Atlantic, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. California wildfire memoir. natural disaster biography. Pacific Northwest fires. Burnt Clare Frank. Canadian wildfire. When it all burns. personal journey. Self-acceptance. Climate change. ecology memoir. nature memoir. jordan thomas. Wildfire Days. Kelly Ramsey. firefighter. climatology. fire policy. wildlands. History. women. woman. HTML:<p><b>"A beautiful reflection on justice, the environment, the self, and much more."—George Saunders</b></p> <p><b>The fierce debut memoir of a female firefighter, <i>Hotshot</i> navigates the personal and environmental dangers of wildland firefighting</b></p> <p>From 2000 to 2010, River Selby was a wildland firefighter whose given name was Anastasia. This is a memoir of that time in their life—of Ana, the struggles she encountered, and the constraints of what it means to be female-bodied in a male-dominated industry. An illuminating debut from a fierce new voice, <i>Hotshot</i> is a timely reckoning with both the personal and environmental dangers of wildland firefighting.</p> <p>By the time they were nineteen, Selby had been homeless, addicted to drugs, and sexually assaulted more than once. In a last-ditch effort to find direction, they applied to be a wildland firefighter. Two years later, they joined an elite class of specially trained wildland firefighters known as hotshots. Over the course of five fire seasons, Selby delves into the world of the people—almost entirely men—who risk their lives to fight and sometimes prevent wildfires. Simultaneously hyper visible and invisible, Selby navigated an odd mix of camaraderie and rampant sexism on the job and, when they challenged it, a violent closing of ranks that excluded them from the work they'd come to love.</p> <p>Drawing on years of firsthand experience on the frontlines of fire and years of research, Selby examines how the collision of fire suppression policy, colonization, and climate change has led to fire seasons of unprecedented duration and severity. A work of rare intimacy, <i>Hotshot</i> provides new insight into fire, the people who fight it, and the diversity of ecosystems dependent on this elemental force.</p>. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-09-06 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=782c33ef-a800-4364-99c1-964b530a463f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=782c33ef-a800-4364-99c1-964b530a463f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)