Egan, Timothy.
The big burn : Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America / Timothy Egan. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. - x, 324 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [28]-305) and index.
Offers an account of the largest-ever forest fire in America, which cemented Teddy Roosevelt's legacy because the heroism shown by the forest rangers turned public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, which Roosevelt wanted to conserve.
9780618968411 0618968415
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 6227 Sea Harbor Dr 5th Fl, Orlando, FL, USA, 32887 SAN 215-3793
2009021881
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946.
United States. National Park Service --History.
Forest conservation--History.--United States
Nature conservation--History.--United States
National parks and reserves--History.--United States
Forest fires--History.--Montana
Forest fires--History.--Idaho
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Conservationists--United States--Biography.
The big burn : Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America / Timothy Egan. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. - x, 324 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [28]-305) and index.
Offers an account of the largest-ever forest fire in America, which cemented Teddy Roosevelt's legacy because the heroism shown by the forest rangers turned public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, which Roosevelt wanted to conserve.
9780618968411 0618968415
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 6227 Sea Harbor Dr 5th Fl, Orlando, FL, USA, 32887 SAN 215-3793
2009021881
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946.
United States. National Park Service --History.
Forest conservation--History.--United States
Nature conservation--History.--United States
National parks and reserves--History.--United States
Forest fires--History.--Montana
Forest fires--History.--Idaho
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Conservationists--United States--Biography.