Year of the Fire: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910

In the summer of 1910, wildfires int eh Northern Rockies scorched millions of acres, darkened skies in New England, and deposited soot on the ice in Greenland. The flames ravaged pristine wilderness along with farms, towns, and mining camps, culminating in the deaths of seventy-eight firefighters in the Big Blowup along the Montana-Idaho border. Year of the Fires is the riveting story of that catastrophic year and its pivotal role in establishing how we deal with forest fire in this country.

Author: Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
Published: 01/01/2016
Pages: 325
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.94h x 5.92w x 1.03d
ISBN13: 9780878425440
ISBN10: 0878425446
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Nature | Natural Disasters