Jordan Thomas will speak about his recently National Book Award nominated book When It All Burns at the Buena Vista Branch Library.

Most of us have only seen California wildfires from a distance—smoke in the air or a red glow on the horizon. But in this powerful event, wildland firefighter and author Jordan Thomas takes us to the front lines through stunning photographs and firsthand stories from battling California’s most destructive fires. In When It All Burns Thomas recounts a single, brutal six-month fire season with the Los Padres Hotshots—the special forces of America’s firefighters. Being a hotshot is among the most difficult jobs on earth. Thomas viscerally renders his crew’s attempts to battle flames that are often too destructive to contain. He uncovers the hidden cultural history of megafires, revealing how humanity’s symbiotic relationship with wildfire became a war—and what can be done to change it back. 

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