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Author:

Rothman, Hal, 1958-2007.

Title:

Blazing heritage : a history of wildland fire in the national parks / Hal K. Rothman.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

viii, 281 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Wildfires--United States--History.
Forest fires--United States--History.
National parks and reserves--United States--History.
Fire management--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-262) and index.

Contents:

Index. 8. The Fighting fire on horseback : the military in the national parks, 1872-1916 -- 2. The development of a fire management structure -- 3. A decade of transformation : the new deal and fire policy -- 4. Ecology and the limits of suppression in the Postwar Era -- 5. Allowing fire in the national park system -- 6. Managing fire -- 7. Yellowstone and the politics of disaster -- 8. The hazard of new fortunes: Outlet, Cerro Grande, and the twenty-first century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN:

9780195311167 (cloth : alk. paper)
0195311167 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006050728

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)