Blazing heritage a history of wildland fire in the national parks /
Rothman, Hal, 1958-2007.
Blazing heritage a history of wildland fire in the national parks / [electronic resource] : Hal K. Rothman. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (viii, 281 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (chiefly col.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
National parks played a unique role in the development of wildfire management on American public lands. With a different mission and meaning to the public, they were a psychic battleground for the contests between fire suppression and its use as a management tool. This tells how the national parks shaped federal fire management.
9780199788958 (ebook) : No price
Wildfires--History.--United States
Forest fires--History.--United States
National parks and reserves--History.--United States
Fire management--History.--United States
SD421.3
363.379
Blazing heritage a history of wildland fire in the national parks / [electronic resource] : Hal K. Rothman. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (viii, 281 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (chiefly col.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
National parks played a unique role in the development of wildfire management on American public lands. With a different mission and meaning to the public, they were a psychic battleground for the contests between fire suppression and its use as a management tool. This tells how the national parks shaped federal fire management.
9780199788958 (ebook) : No price
Wildfires--History.--United States
Forest fires--History.--United States
National parks and reserves--History.--United States
Fire management--History.--United States
SD421.3
363.379