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Pyne, Stephen J., 1949-

The Interior West : a Fire Survey. - x, 191 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm - Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- To the last smoke ; v. 6. . - To the last smoke ; volume 6 .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-186) and index.

Prologue: Arid lands, burning lands -- Nevada: from rotten borough to Burning Man -- The other side of the mountain: Washoe WUI -- A sink for exotics -- A worthy adversary -- Mushroom clouds -- Deep fire -- Outlier: Strip trip -- Utah: Zion's hearth -- CatFire: Wasatch WUI -- Burning bushes -- Plateau province -- Outlier: Mesa Negra -- Colorado: Rocky Mountain highs, and lows -- ColFire: the front as center -- Firebugs -- Then and now, now and to come -- Fatal fires, hidden histories -- Epilogue: The interior West between two fires.

"Surveys the fire scene characteristic of Nevada, Utah, and western Colorado through a mixture of journalism, history, and literary imagination that moves the topic beyond the usual science and policy formulations"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780816537709 0816537704

LCCN: 2017042853

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Wildfires--History.--Nevada
Wildfires--History.--Utah
Wildfires--History.--Colorado
Wildfires--Prevention and control--History.--Nevada
Wildfires--Prevention and control--History.--Utah
Wildfires--Prevention and control--History.--Colorado
Forest fires--History.--Nevada
Forest fires--History.--Utah
Forest fires--History.--Colorado
Forest fires--Prevention and control--History.--Nevada
Forest fires--Prevention and control--History.--Utah
Forest fires--Prevention and control--History.--Colorado
Feux de friches--Histoire.--Nevada
Feux de friches--Histoire.--Utah
Forest fires.
Forest fires--Prevention and control.
Wildfires.
Wildfires--Prevention and control.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Colorado.
Nevada.
Utah.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: SD421.32.N3 / .P96 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 363.37