Young Men & Fire | Short Essay Answer Key

Short Essay Answer Key

1. When was the fire at Mann Gulch? Where was the author at the time of the fire? When the author arrived in the small town at Seely Lake, how did he learn of the fire at Mann Gulch? What did he learn about the death of the smokejumpers who were sent to fight the fire?

The fire in Mann Gulch was in early August 1949. At that time, the author had just come to Montana from the east and was living at his cabin in Seely Lake. The author had a post office box in town, as did all the residents of the small community. The only permanent residents were loggers, and everyone had a box at the post office. The postmistress kept up with all of the town news and gossip, and told the author details about the fire and about how the thirteen...
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