عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
SD421.32.Y45 B37 2005
SD421
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32
.
Y45
B37
2005
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1559637358
(Number (ISBN
9781559637350
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b708420
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Scorched earth :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
how the fires of Yellowstone changed America /
First Statement of Responsibility
Rocky Barker.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Island Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
277 pages :
Other Physical Details
map ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
General -- Jay Cooke, Nathaniel Langford, and the Northern Pacific -- Creation myth -- Yellowstone's preservation imperiled -- Cavalry rides to preservation's rescue -- Gospel of fire -- Fire and rain -- Big blowup -- End of the trail -- Green fire -- Face of conservation -- Natural revolution -- Greater Yellowstone rediscovered -- Calm before the storm -- Fires of summer -- Burn baby, burn -- Moment of truth -- From Old Faithful to Los Alamos.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"1988 saw forest fires rage across Yellowstone National Park, destroying more than a million acres. As the nation watched the area around Old Faithful burn, an old debate reached a fever pitch: Should fires be suppressed immediately or allowed to run their natural course? And when should firefighters be sent to battle the flames and at what cost?"
Text of Note
"In writing the history of Yellowstone's park, they also laid the foundation for managing and protecting public lands throughout the West. John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, Aldo Leopold, and other leading conservationists march across the pages of Scorched Earth, now collaborating, now clashing over how best to preserve the West's unique landscapes in the face of forest fires."--Jacket.
Text of Note
"Scorched Earth takes us from the blazing heat of those fires to the park's origins a century before. Environmental reporter Rocky Barker was on the ground and in the smoke during the 1988 fires, and he digs back in time to reveal the history of Yellowstone and fire fighting in the American West. The story begins in the aftermath of the Civil War with a cast of colorful characters: a veteran general and his officers, America's first investment banker, railroad barons, naturalists, and firefighters - all of whom left their mark on Yellowstone, none more so than Phil Sheridan and the U.S. Army."
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Environmental policy-- United States.
Fire ecology-- Yellowstone National Park.
Forest fires-- Government policy-- Yellowstone National Park.
Forest fires-- Yellowstone National Park-- Prevention and control.
Environmental policy.
Fire ecology.
Forest fires-- Government policy.
Forest fires-- Prevention and control.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Yellowstone National Park.
United States, Yellowstone National Park.
United States.
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
634
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9/618/0978752
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
SD421
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32
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Y45
Book number
B37
2005
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Barker, Rocky.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201207232340.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
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