Fire in America

Fire in America
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 681
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ISBN-10 : 9780295805214
ISBN-13 : 0295805218
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Book Synopsis Fire in America by : Stephen J. Pyne

Download or read book Fire in America written by Stephen J. Pyne and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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