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Year of the Fires: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910
Year of the Fires The Story of the Great Fires of 1910
Author: Stephen J. Pyne
The wildfires of the summer of 1910 scorched millions of acres in the western states, depositing soot as far away as Greenland. Through the experiences and words of rangers, soldiers, politicians, scientists, and the volunteers who fought the fires and were forever scarred by them, acclaimed historian and former forest fire fighter Stephen Pyne ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780142001172
ISBN-10: 0142001171
Publication Date: 5/28/2002
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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 donnamig avatar reviewed Year of the Fires: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910 on + 16 more book reviews
There is much historical backstory and many, many details in this book - so much and so many, in fact, that I was almost a third of the way into it before I gave up, without even getting to the fires in question. If you enjoy exhaustive research and detail, then this is the book for you. I found it very tough going and gave up.
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It's amazing these brave people even thought to fight against this kind of disaster with the equipment available back then. Very good read.


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