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Other titles in the Cycle of Fire series:Fire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire (Cycle of Fire)by Stephen J. Pyne
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. On rare occasions, the historical literature is enriched by the introduction of a broad new field for study, by a book that dramatically expands the boundaries of scholarly investigation. Stephen Pyne's Fire in America is such a book. It achieves the Promethean goal of bringing fire to history. --Science This unusual and imaginative work takes a phenomenon that seems at first glance to be so elemental as to have no history and no evolution, and gives it a dynamic role in the drama of American advance from frontier through agricultural to industrial society. By integrating the history of fire with ecology, agriculture, logging, and resource management, Pyne has made a unique contribution to the history of science and technology, as well as to cultural history in general. --Isis Stephen J. Pyne compels our admiration for his gargantuan ambition and richly informed intelligence. He tells us more than anyone else to date has about the role of fire in the landscape, tells us we have been wrong in assuming a pristine state of nature before the white man's invasion, tells us what fire has meant to the rise of civilization and this nation. No one interested in environmental history can afford to ignore this massive achievement. --Journal of American History Book News Annotation:When first published in 1982, this work was one of the most
remarkable scholarly projects ever undertaken by an America
historian: a systematic rewriting of U.S. history that put fire at
the center of the narrative. 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. He informs readers about the role of fire in the
landscape, and discusses what fire has meant to the rise of
civilization and this nation.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis: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.<P>"On rare occasions, the historical literature is enriched by the introduction of a broad new field for study, by a book that dramatically expands the boundaries of scholarly investigation. Stephen Pyne's Fire in America is such a book. It achieves the Promethean goal of bringing fire to history". — Science<P>"Stephen J. Pyne compels our admiration for his gargantuan ambition and richly informed intelligence. He tells us more than anyone else to date has about the role of fire in the landscape, tells us we have been wrong in assuming a pristine state of nature before the white man's invasion, tells us what fire has meant to the rise of civilization and this nation. No one interested in environmental history can afford to ignore this massive achievement". — Journal of American History Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [618]-626) and index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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