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Summers of Fire with Linda Strader: Episode 40
Join us as we interview Linda Strader, author and powerhouse of Summers of Fire and Uprooted.
Linda shares her struggles and gains of being a woman fire fighter in the 70's. We learn how she overcame adversity and persevered in a time when women were not welcome.
Connect with this incredible woman and learn her story and what drove her to do what she felt called to do.
Bio: Linda M. Strader
Originally from Syracuse, New York, Ms. Strader moved to Prescott, Arizona with her family in 1972. In 1976, she became one of the first women hired on a U.S. Forest Service fire crew.
Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love and Courage, was released on May 1st, 2018 by Bedazzled Ink Publishing. Her publishing history includes many web articles about writing memoir, her publishing and marketing experiences, and wildland firefighting. She has given talks on these topics to many clubs, including the American Association of University Women. Parade Magazine published an excerpt in 2018, and the PBS show Arizona Illustrated featured her segment “Wildland Firefighter,” in the fall of 2019.
The prequel to Summers of Fire, Uprooted: A New Life In The Arizona Sun, was released by Bedazzled Ink Publishing on December 1st, 2021.
Ms. Strader holds two degrees: a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, and a Masters in planning, from the University of Arizona. In addition to writing, she is a landscape architect, certified arborist, and watercolor artist. She currently lives in the same area where her Forest Service career began.
Blog address: https://summersoffirebook.blogspot.com/
Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/LindaStraderauthor
Amazon US: Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love, and Courage
Uprooted: A New Life in the Arizona Sun
Amazon UK: Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love, and Courage
Uprooted: A New Life in the Arizona Sun
Barnes and Noble: Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love, and Courage
Uprooted: A New Life in the Arizona Sun
Learn more about Sarah and Shelly at www.voicesrisingpress.com
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Join us as we interview Linda Strader, author and powerhouse of Summers of Fire and Uprooted.
Linda shares her struggles and gains of being a woman fire fighter in the 70's. We learn how she overcame adversity and persevered in a time when women were not welcome.
Connect with this incredible woman and learn her story and what drove her to do what she felt called to do.
Bio: Linda M. Strader
Originally from Syracuse, New York, Ms. Strader moved to Prescott, Arizona with her family in 1972. In 1976, she became one of the first women hired on a U.S. Forest Service fire crew.
Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love and Courage, was released on May 1st, 2018 by Bedazzled Ink Publishing. Her publishing history includes many web articles about writing memoir, her publishing and marketing experiences, and wildland firefighting. She has given talks on these topics to many clubs, including the American Association of University Women. Parade Magazine published an excerpt in 2018, and the PBS show Arizona Illustrated featured her segment “Wildland Firefighter,” in the fall of 2019.
The prequel to Summers of Fire, Uprooted: A New Life In The Arizona Sun, was released by Bedazzled Ink Publishing on December 1st, 2021.
Ms. Strader holds two degrees: a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, and a Masters in planning, from the University of Arizona. In addition to writing, she is a landscape architect, certified arborist, and watercolor artist. She currently lives in the same area where her Forest Service career began.
Blog address: https://summersoffirebook.blogspot.com/
Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/LindaStraderauthor
Amazon US: Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love, and Courage
Uprooted: A New Life in the Arizona Sun
Amazon UK: Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love, and Courage
Uprooted: A New Life in the Arizona Sun
Barnes and Noble: Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love, and Courage
Uprooted: A New Life in the Arizona Sun
Learn more about Sarah and Shelly at www.voicesrisingpress.com