Fire in America: a cultural history of wildland and rural fire

Examines the cultural history of wild land forest fires in the United States from prehistoric to contemporary times. Pyne illustrates the pattern of man's changing attitudes toward fire, with a series of regional fire histories including a section entitled: Fire and frost: a fire history of Ala...

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Main Author: Pyne, Stephen J. 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press 1982
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Summary:Examines the cultural history of wild land forest fires in the United States from prehistoric to contemporary times. Pyne illustrates the pattern of man's changing attitudes toward fire, with a series of regional fire histories including a section entitled: Fire and frost: a fire history of Alaska.
Physical Description:xvi, 654 p. ill. 24 cm
ISBN:0691083002