Fire and Ashes: On the Frontlines of American Wildfire
- ISBN-10
- 0805072128
- ISBN-13
- 9780805072129
- Series
- Fire and Ashes
- Category
- Fire ecology
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- John N. Maclean
Description
A history of American wildfires recounts the most significant fires, sharing front-line stories, past and present firefighting strategies, and the apparent increase in fire occurrence and intensity in recent years.
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