Fire in America : a cultural history of wildland and rural fire /
Pyne, Stephen J., 1949-
Fire in America : a cultural history of wildland and rural fire / Stephen J. Pyne ; with a foreword by William Cronon ; and a new preface by the author. - Pbk. ed. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1997. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 654 pages) - Cycle of fire Weyerhaeuser environmental books . - Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- Cycle of fire. . - Weyerhaeuser environmental book. .
Originally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1982.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 618-626) and index.
Prologue: The Smoke of Time Nature's Fire Electrical Fire: A Natural History of Lightning Fire The Fire Environment: Principles of Fire Behavior Fire and Life: Principles of Fire Ecology The Burned-Over Districts: A Fire History of the Northeast The Fire from Asia Our Grandfather Fire: Fire and the American Indian These Conflagrated Prairies: A Fire History of the Grasslands Paiute Forestry: A History of the Light-Burning Controversy The Fire from Europe Prometheus Bound: Fire and Europe Our Pappies Burned the Woods: A Fire History of the South Fire Wolves and Smokey Bears: A History of Fire Prevention The Great Barbecue The Dragon Devastation: Fire and the Counterreclamation Sky of Brass, Earth of Ash: A Fire History of the Lake States From Fire and Axe: Private and Early Government Fire Protection The Heroic Age 1910: A Fire History of the Northern Rockies The Forester's Policy: A History of Fire Policy in the U.S. Forest Service A Moral and Legal Charge: A History of Fire Policy in the Department of the Interior and Interagency Organizations A Continental Experiment Fire and Water: A Fire History of the Northwest Cross Fire: Fire Protection by the States Under Fire: A History of Manpower in Fire Control The Cold War on Fire Firepower: Fire and Warfare A Burned-Out Case: A Fire History of Southern California The Best Tools: A History of Fire Equipment The Red Menace: A History of Rural Fire Defense Fields of Fire The Thermal Pulse: A History of Wildland Fire Research Fire and Frost: A Fire History of Alaska Fire on the Mountain: A Fire History of the Southwest Epilogue: The Forbidden Flame 3 -- 1 6 -- 8 -- 20 -- 34 -- 45 -- 2 66 -- 71 -- 84 -- 100 -- 3 123 -- 126 -- 143 -- 161 -- 4 181 -- 184 -- 199 -- 219 -- 5 239 -- 242 -- 260 -- 295 -- 6 322 -- 327 -- 346 -- 360 -- 7 387 -- 390 -- 404 -- 424 -- 450 -- 8 462 -- 467 -- 497 -- 514 -- 530.
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.
9780295805214 (ebook) 0295805218 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
22573/ctvct4bpx JSTOR
2021694811
Wildfires--History.--United States
Fires--History.--United States
Feux de friches--Histoire.--États-Unis
Incendies--Histoire.--États-Unis
NATURE--Environmental Conservation & Protection.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Fire Science.
NATURE--Weather.
Fires.
Wildfires.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
SD421.3
304.2
Fire in America : a cultural history of wildland and rural fire / Stephen J. Pyne ; with a foreword by William Cronon ; and a new preface by the author. - Pbk. ed. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1997. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 654 pages) - Cycle of fire Weyerhaeuser environmental books . - Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- Cycle of fire. . - Weyerhaeuser environmental book. .
Originally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1982.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 618-626) and index.
Prologue: The Smoke of Time Nature's Fire Electrical Fire: A Natural History of Lightning Fire The Fire Environment: Principles of Fire Behavior Fire and Life: Principles of Fire Ecology The Burned-Over Districts: A Fire History of the Northeast The Fire from Asia Our Grandfather Fire: Fire and the American Indian These Conflagrated Prairies: A Fire History of the Grasslands Paiute Forestry: A History of the Light-Burning Controversy The Fire from Europe Prometheus Bound: Fire and Europe Our Pappies Burned the Woods: A Fire History of the South Fire Wolves and Smokey Bears: A History of Fire Prevention The Great Barbecue The Dragon Devastation: Fire and the Counterreclamation Sky of Brass, Earth of Ash: A Fire History of the Lake States From Fire and Axe: Private and Early Government Fire Protection The Heroic Age 1910: A Fire History of the Northern Rockies The Forester's Policy: A History of Fire Policy in the U.S. Forest Service A Moral and Legal Charge: A History of Fire Policy in the Department of the Interior and Interagency Organizations A Continental Experiment Fire and Water: A Fire History of the Northwest Cross Fire: Fire Protection by the States Under Fire: A History of Manpower in Fire Control The Cold War on Fire Firepower: Fire and Warfare A Burned-Out Case: A Fire History of Southern California The Best Tools: A History of Fire Equipment The Red Menace: A History of Rural Fire Defense Fields of Fire The Thermal Pulse: A History of Wildland Fire Research Fire and Frost: A Fire History of Alaska Fire on the Mountain: A Fire History of the Southwest Epilogue: The Forbidden Flame 3 -- 1 6 -- 8 -- 20 -- 34 -- 45 -- 2 66 -- 71 -- 84 -- 100 -- 3 123 -- 126 -- 143 -- 161 -- 4 181 -- 184 -- 199 -- 219 -- 5 239 -- 242 -- 260 -- 295 -- 6 322 -- 327 -- 346 -- 360 -- 7 387 -- 390 -- 404 -- 424 -- 450 -- 8 462 -- 467 -- 497 -- 514 -- 530.
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.
9780295805214 (ebook) 0295805218 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
22573/ctvct4bpx JSTOR
2021694811
Wildfires--History.--United States
Fires--History.--United States
Feux de friches--Histoire.--États-Unis
Incendies--Histoire.--États-Unis
NATURE--Environmental Conservation & Protection.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Fire Science.
NATURE--Weather.
Fires.
Wildfires.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
SD421.3
304.2