Fire in Paradise - An American Tragedy

On November 8, 2018, the ferocious Camp Fire laid waste to almost the entire town of Paradise, California, a community of 27,000 people. At least 85 died, images of the fire transfixed viewers across the world and the resulting devastation yielded a humanitarian crisis that continues to unfold.

Written by a pair of Bay Area reporters who covered the story and its aftermath extensively, Fire in Paradise is a fast-paced narrative of the disaster based on hundreds of in-depth interviews with residents, firefighters, police and scientific experts. Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano capture an historic event; explore the reasons behind the increasing frequency and force of wildfires in our time and describe the moving efforts to raise Paradise from the ruins.

About the author

Alastair Gee is an award-winning editor and reporter at the Guardian who has also written for The New Yorker online, the New York Times, and the Economist.Dani Anguiano writes for the Guardian and was a reporter for the Chico Enterprise-Record. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Summary

The harrowing story of the most destructive American wildfire in a century.

Product details

• Authors: Dani Anguiano, Alastair Gee
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780393542165
• ISBN: 978-0-393-54216-5
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 214 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; California, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, NATURE / Natural Disasters, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Fire Science, Natural disasters, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019