Book cover for Fire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire by Stephen J. Pyne

Fire in America

A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire

2017 Released
680 Pages
18-19 Hours
★ 3.98 64 ratings
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University of Washington PressISBN 9780295805214

From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts of successive American cultures to master wildfire and to use it to shape the landscape.

Stephen J. Pyne

Stephen J. Pyne is Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University and author of many books on the history and management of fire, including Fire: A Brief History and Between Two Fires: A Fire History of Contemporary America.

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