Three Million Acres Of Flame

Author : Valerie Sherrard
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1770702725
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Million Acres of Flame written by Valerie Sherrard and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2007-11-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens For Skye Haverill and her family, it begins as an ordinary day. But in the annals of Canadian history, October 7, 1825, is the date of one of our greatest national disasters. The Haverill family has been turned upside down in the last year. Following the death of their mother, Skye and her brother, Tavish, have adjusted to live with a single parent. And when they’re asked to make another adjustment – when his father remarries and his new wife becomes pregnant – Skye finds that some changes are too much to handle. But family struggles quickly become irrelevant when the Haverills and their community are caught up in the Miramichi Fire, the largest land fire in North American history. As the family and the town struggle through the fire and the devastating aftermath, all must find a way to rebuild homes and relationships.

Author : Valerie Sherrard
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant
ISBN 13 : 9781525235085
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Million Acres of Flame written by Valerie Sherrard and published by ReadHowYouWant. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skyes family struggles become irrelevant on October 7, 1825, when the community is caught up in the Miramichi Fire, the biggest in North American history.

Author : Valerie Sherrard
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1554886708
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Million Acres of Flame written by Valerie Sherrard and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2007-11-26 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens For Skye Haverill and her family, it begins as an ordinary day. But in the annals of Canadian history, October 7, 1825, is the date of one of our greatest national disasters. The Haverill family has been turned upside down in the last year. Following the death of their mother, Skye and her brother, Tavish, have adjusted to live with a single parent. And when they're asked to make another adjustment – when his father remarries and his new wife becomes pregnant – Skye finds that some changes are too much to handle. But family struggles quickly become irrelevant when the Haverills and their community are caught up in the Miramichi Fire, the largest land fire in North American history. As the family and the town struggle through the fire and the devastating aftermath, all must find a way to rebuild homes and relationships.

Author : Edward Struzik
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0228013488
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dark Days at Noon written by Edward Struzik and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2022-09-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The catastrophic runaway wildfires advancing through North America and other parts of the world are not unprecedented. Fires loomed large once human activity began to warm the climate in the 1820s, leading to an aggressive firefighting strategy that has left many of the continent’s forests too old and vulnerable to the fires that many tree species need to regenerate. Dark Days at Noon provides a broad history of wildfire in North America, from before European contact to the present, in the hopes that we may learn from how we managed fire in the past, and apply those lessons in the future. As people continue to move into forested landscapes to work, play, live, and ignite fires – intentionally or unintentionally – fire has begun to take its toll, burning entire towns, knocking out utilities, closing roads, and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Fire management in North America requires attention and cooperation from both sides of the border, and many of the most significant fires have taken place at the boundary line. Despite a clear lack of urgency among political leaders, Edward Struzik argues that wildfire science needs to guide the future of fire management, and that those same leaders need to shape public perception accordingly. By explaining how society’s misguided response to fire has led to our current situation, Dark Days at Noon warns of what may happen in the future if we do not learn to live with fire as the continent’s Indigenous Peoples once did.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People, Land & Water written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ivan Doig
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476745145
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Creek written by Ivan Doig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this prize-winning portrait of a time and place—Montana in the 1930s—that at once inspires and fulfills a longing for an explicable past, Ivan Doig has created one of the most captivating families in American fiction, the McCaskills. The witty and haunting narration, a masterpiece of vernacular in the tradition of Twain, follows the events of the Two Medicine country's summer: the tide of sheep moving into the high country, the capering Fourth of July rodeo and community dance, and an end-of-August forest fire high in the Rockies that brings the book, as well as the McCaskill family's struggle within itself, to a stunning climax. It is a season of escapade as well as drama, during which fourteen-year-old Jick comes of age. Through his eyes we see those nearest and dearest to him at a turning point—“where all four of our lives made their bend”—and discover along with him his own connection to the land, to history, and to the deep-fathomed mysteries of one’s kin and one’s self.

Author : Gary Ferguson
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604697008
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land on Fire written by Gary Ferguson and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This comprehensive book offers a fascinating overview of how those fires are fought, and some conversation-starters for how we might reimagine our relationship with the woods.” —Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Wildfire season is burning longer and hotter, affecting more and more people, especially in the west. Land on Fire explores the fascinating science behind this phenomenon and the ongoing research to find a solution. This gripping narrative details how years of fire suppression and chronic drought have combined to make the situation so dire. Award-winning nature writer Gary Ferguson brings to life the extraordinary efforts of those responsible for fighting wildfires, and deftly explains how nature reacts in the aftermath of flames. Dramatic photographs reveal the terror and beauty of fire, as well as the staggering effect it has on the landscape.

Author : Victoria Purman
Publisher : Tule Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1944925511
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flame written by Victoria Purman and published by Tule Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cady Adams has had a crush on Dex McCoy since high school, but her ambitions were always bigger than the small Montana town they grew up in. In the years after, Cady headed to California and Dex ended up drifting from one job to another all over the US. But when the rug is pulled from under her feet, Cady comes home to establish her business, Cady’s Cakes. What she doesn't know is a family tragedy has pulled Dex home, too, and he's taken a new job as a smokejumper. Will they finally give in to what’s been burning between them for so long? Is the timing right to find out the dreamer and the drifter are really perfect for each other?

Author : Jeff Forester
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN 13 : 0873517601
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Forest for the Trees written by Jeff Forester and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how the global story of logging, forestry, conservation, and resource management unfolded in northern Minnesota.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wildfire Management written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: