From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V12 #550 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Wednesday, June 4 2014 Volume 12 : Number 550 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [RS] Mann Gulch Fire [Howie ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 08:06:27 -0400 From: Howie Subject: Re: [RS] Mann Gulch Fire I think James Keelaghan once said that "Cold Missouri Waters" was the best Richard Shindell song he'd ever written! The book, "Young Men and Fire" by Norman Maclean is an excellent, but occasionally difficult, read. He sometimes explains or defines things after he began referring to them, but just keep going and it all works out. Robert Sallee's obit (and the story of the fire) is here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/robert-sallee-smoke-jumper-who-survived-montanas-deadly-mann-gulch-fire-in-1949/2014/05/31/f5cb94d0-e847-11e3-8f90-73e071f3d637_story.html The Forest Service maintains a page on the fire: http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Policy/Fire/FamousFires/MannGulch.aspx - -Howie Have browser, will surf Email Howie, pobox.com At 08:15 AM 6/1/2014, Michael and Linda Marmer wrote: >The last survivor of the 1949 Mann Gulch Fire, died. > >For those on the Folk list, a great song about it was written by >James Keelaghan, but Richard Shindell has a very nice version of it. > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgQNeGPJdcQ The version with Shindell >in the group Cry, Cry, Cry. > >I have read the book, a good read. > >Mike ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V12 #550 ************************************