Burning Bush
A Fire History of Australia
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Weather, Science
| Author: | Stephen J. Pyne | ISBN: | 9780295998831 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press | Publication: | August 24, 2017 |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen J. Pyne |
| ISBN: | 9780295998831 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press |
| Publication: | August 24, 2017 |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press |
| Language: | English |
Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers.�Mr. Pyne, showing what a historian deeply schooled in environmental science can contribute to our awareness of nature and culture, has produced a provocative work that is a major contribution to the literature of environmental studies.��New York Times Book Review
Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers.�Mr. Pyne, showing what a historian deeply schooled in environmental science can contribute to our awareness of nature and culture, has produced a provocative work that is a major contribution to the literature of environmental studies.��New York Times Book Review
