The Great Plains A Fire Survey |
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| Author:
| Pyne, Stephen J. |
| Series title: | To the Last Smoke Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8165-3512-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Volume 5 of To the Last Smoke introduces a region that once lay at the geographic heart of American fire and today promises to reclaim something of that heritage. After all these years, the Great Plains continue to bear witness to how fires can shape contemporary life, and vice versa. In this collection of essays, Stephen J. Pyne explores how this once most regularly and widely burned province of North America, composed of various sub-regions and peoples, has been shaped...
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Volume 5 of To the Last Smoke introduces a region that once lay at the geographic heart of American fire and today promises to reclaim something of that heritage. After all these years, the Great Plains continue to bear witness to how fires can shape contemporary life, and vice versa. In this collection of essays, Stephen J. Pyne explores how this once most regularly and widely burned province of North America, composed of various sub-regions and peoples, has been shaped by the flames contained within it and what fire, both tame and feral, might mean for the future of its landscapes.