Blazing Heritage
Author | : Hal K. Rothman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2007-04-12 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780195345520 |
ISBN-10 | : 0195345525 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Blazing Heritage by : Hal K. Rothman
Download or read book Blazing Heritage written by Hal K. Rothman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-12 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National parks played a unique role in the development of wildfire management on American public lands. With a different mission and powerful meaning to the public, the national parks were a psychic battleground for the contests between fire suppression and its use as a management tool. Blazing Heritage tells how the national parks shaped federal fire management.