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Chronicles the sixty-year career of Red Adair, an American who began extinguishing blazes in the Texas oil fields in the 1920s and continues to fight massive oil fires in the Middle East
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This life story of Paul Neal (Red) Adair, an extraordinary good ol' Texas boy, is interspersed with, and overshadowed by, stories of the famous oil well fires he extinguished from Arkansas to the Southeast Asian peninsula of Malaya. Also included are the 1988 North Sea and the 1961 Algerian blazes--the latter visible to American astronauts from their space capsule. There is great drama in Red's battles with nerve and nitro against oil disasters (John Wayne played a character based on Adair in the 1969 film Hellfighters ), and there is just enough technical detail to enthrall readers and make them accept the author's estimate of Red Adair as an all-time hero. Readers Digest plans to serialize the story, so expect patron demand for the book. --Janice Dunham, John Jay Coll. Lib., CUNY
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- PublisherLittle Brown & Co
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0316792810
- ISBN 13 9780316792813
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages276
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. AN3 - A first American edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNEDand inscribed by Red Adair to previous owners on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, scattered rubbing, some scratches, wrinkling and scuffing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dent, wrinkling on the spine edges, fading on the cover edges and some on the front, some light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. An American Hero has all the elements of the quintessential American rags-to-riches story, and Adair is a John Wayne character come to life. In fact, the Wayne movie The Hellfighters was based on Adair's life. This is the tale of an innovative and fearless man made up of the qualities of Texas lore, a vibrant adventure story that will appeal to everyone who admires the vanishing breed of gutsy individual. 9.5"x6.5", 276 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Paul Neal "Red" Adair was an American oil well firefighter. He became notable internationally as an innovator in the specialized and hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping oil well blowouts, both land-based and offshore. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 2411ec899
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