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John N. Maclean

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Bio

JOHN N. MACLEAN is an award-winning author and journalist. He spent thirty years at the Chicago Tribune, most of that time as a Washington correspondent. After leaving the Tribune, Maclean wrote five nonfiction books about wildland fire that are considered a staple of fire literature as well as training material for firefighters. Maclean is the son of Norman Maclean, author of A River Runs Through It. The younger Maclean, an avid fly fisherman, lives in Washington, DC, and at a family cabin in Montana.

John N. Maclean Books

Fire on the Mountain book cover

Fire on the Mountain

John N. Maclean
Big Two-Hearted River book cover

Big Two-Hearted River

Ernest Hemingway
Home Waters book cover

Home Waters

John N. Maclean
The Thirtymile Fire book cover

The Thirtymile Fire

John N. Maclean
The Esperanza Fire book cover

The Esperanza Fire

John N. MacLean
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