Two-Man Stick is a dramatic story of smokejumping in the 1950's told by one who was there. Bud Filler brings back those exciting early days of aerial fire suppression, and tells what it's like to step out of an airplane with a backpack filled with flimsy silk, and nothing below but a hillside of rocks and a raging wildfire.
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"Bud Filler is a fine writer, and he tells the smokejumper story as it was and still is: the most adventurous job in America. This is a superb book." -- Clay Morgan, former smokejumper and author of Santiago and the Drinking Party
"Two-Man Stick is a well-written page-turner on a fascinating subject. Bud Filler has made the business of smokejumping come alive with real people, colorful and sensitive descriptions and a trained woodsman's knowledge of the complex operation of a forest ecosystem. What comes through most clearly is Bud's enormous and unmistakable love for our national heritage of public lands and for those who risk their lives to protect them." -- Cecil D. Andrus,former governor of Idaho
"Two-Man Stick is about the go-to-hell years of being a smokejumper in the fifties. This book goes beyond exciting--it's a great tribute to the McCall jumpers." -- Tom Kovalicky, Nez Perce Forest Supervisor, retired.
"Two-Man Stick is a well-written page-turner on a fascinating subject. Bud Filler has made the business of smokejumping come alive with real people, colorful and sensitive descriptions and a trained woodsman's knowledge of the complex operation of a forest ecosystem. What comes through most clearly is Bud's enormous and unmistakable love for our national heritage of public lands and for those who risk their lives to protect them." -- Cecil D. Andrus,former governor of Idaho
"Two-Man Stick is about the go-to-hell years of being a smokejumper in the fifties. This book goes beyond exciting--it's a great tribute to the McCall jumpers." -- Tom Kovalicky, Nez Perce Forest Supervisor, retired.
About the Author
Bud Filler earned degrees in forestry from Pennsylvania State University and the University of British Columbia, then served as an officer in the U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division. He returned to Idaho to cut logs along the Clearwater River, and now is the co-owner of Filler-King Company, a manufacturer of structural wood products, and Jump Creek Lumber Company. He and his wife, Ellie, live in Boise, Idaho.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Two-Men Stick,
By Gloria Shook Curdy (Missoula, MT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Two-Man Stick (Paperback)
Recommendations from ex-smokejumpers I know, including my 29-year veteran smokejumper husband, for this book are "the best book yet published about smokejumpers." The author is an accomplished jumper with insights into the wonderfully dangerous job of parachuting into the close proximity of raging forest fires. Take an exciting easy chair ride with these last best Western adventurers. Trust the technical descriptions of procedures and equipment. Feel the heat of the fire and the thrill of air rushing beneath your feet. A must read for anyone who is curious about smokejumper and why they do what they do.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Two Man Stick, by Bud Filler,
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I just finished reading Bud Filler's book, Two Man Stick.Somebody has finally done it! Bud Filler writes about SmokeJumpers as clearly as Louis L'amour has written about cowbodys, and John Grisham about lawyers. The Two Man Stick is a fabulous book. Bud clearly portrays SmokeJumpers as they are. You'll learn that SmokeJumpers only get touched by the bad smells of smoke, sweat, and logging town barrooms in their nobel pursuits to fish for mountain trout and parachute their way to forest fires; and, that these noble pursuits even appear to prevail over the temptations of Viagra flavored women. Yes! If you've been a SmokeJumper or are interested in what it might be like to be a SmokeJumper, you've got to read the Two Man Stick by Bud Filler. Bud's book is five-star-plus in every way - including excellent pictures. After your first reading, this book will be a treasure for your book shelf as a reference for technical details about SmokeJumping equipment and aircraft of the 1950's, and for re-reading the exciting stories about events experienced by Bud Filler. As reviewed by George B. Harpole, former SmokeJumper, 1949-51, Missoula, Montana.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Puts your knees in the breeze,
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This review is from: Two-Man Stick (Paperback)
If you enjoyed "Jumping Fire" by Murray A. Taylor than you will certainly like this book. This book is about the early days of smokejumpers (1951). This memoir decribes the training and firefighting exploits of dedicated men who serve their country far from the public eye. I served as an army paratrooper for six years and I found the descriptions of parachute jumping the best that I've read. You will feel the breeze between your knees. The back bone of the book is cameradie of like minded men who watch each others backs on the fire line and in brawls in backcountry bars. The book describes the aircraft and equipment of the era and has many great photos. As a military trained mule packer I enjoyed the stories of the men packing out. This is a great book about a world that most people don't know exists.
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