The northeast : a fire survey / Stephen J. Pyne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- author.

Series:

Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- To the last smoke ; v. 7.

To the last smoke ; volume 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildfires--Northeastern States--History.

Wildfires.

Wildfires--Northeastern States--Prevention--History.

Forest fires.

History.

Northeastern States.

Forest fires--Northeastern States--History.

Forest fires--Northeastern States--Prevention--History.

Physical Description:

xii, 210 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2019.

Summary:

"This book provides a thoughtful look at how the Northeast has experienced fire and the region's significance to the country's current wildfire-fighting efforts"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: Dark Days p. 3

A Song of Ice and Fire-and ICE p. 9

Where the Past Is the Key to the Present p. 23

Fire's Keystone State p. 32

Bog and Burn: The New Jersey Pinelands p. 60

Fire on the Mountain p. 89

Albany Pine Bush p. 105

Where You Find It: Staten Island p. 113

The Forest as Garden: Charles Sprague Sargent p. 117

Pitch Pine and Least Tern p. 125

The WUI Within p. 133

The View from Bill Patterson's Study p. 139

Maine's Epicycles of Fire p. 147

Collective Security: The Northeast Forest Fire Protection Compact p. 163

Westward, the Course of Empire p. 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816538904

0816538905

OCLC:

1057377316