Environmental History, January 1st, 2003
By Stephen J. Pyne. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2001 xvii + 204 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. Paper $18.95. By Stephen J. Pyne. New York: Viking, 2001. xiii + 322 pp. Plates, notes, bibliographical essay, index. $25.95. Fire: A Brief History is the sixth title in Pyne's "Cycle of Fire" suite of books that collectively narrate the story of how fire and humanity have interacted to shape the earth. The author hoped to achieve "at least a degree of condensation" (p. ix) to his series, hut this little book is no mere abridgement for it stands on its own as an importan...
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