{"product_id":"undefendable-the-story-of-a-town-under-fire-paperback","title":"Undefendable: The Story of a Town Under Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSulari Gentill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSarah Kynaston\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the devastating Black Summer Bushfires of 2019-20, when it seemed the entire south-east of Australia was on fire, a little town in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains found itself in the path of a megafront.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween November and February those bushfires burnt 18.6 million hectares of land and forests in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Megablazes killed 34 people, destroyed thousands of homes, and claimed three billion mammals, birds and reptiles pushing some to extinction as their habitats were annihilated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn January 2 the township of Batlow, population 1313, was declared 'undefendable' and its citizens advised to flee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of its survival - against all odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile most Batlownians evacuated, many stayed to fight for their beloved community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the end, the undefendable town was saved by volunteers - by farmers, teachers, electricians, retirees, and boys barely out of high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA great deal was lost, but much was saved, including Batlow's sense of itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring and after the fires, the world's media descended upon Batlow. They told the story of the battle for the town, or the parts of it they saw. The townspeople didn't object to that, but later felt the need to tell their story in their own words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUndefendable \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a memoir of a town under fire, a curated collection of stories, poems and photographs from the people of Batlow about those terrible days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47535194472701,"sku":"9780645316889","price":50.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QTFwdVR1UG5Vc3VYdmdjTlhFdkpMZz09.webp?v=1778741565","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/undefendable-the-story-of-a-town-under-fire-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}