Prairie fire

Description:

Courtwright vividly recounts how fire--setting it, fighting it, watching it, fearing it--has bound Plains people to each other and to the prairies themselves for centuries. She traces the history of both natural and intentional fires from Native American practices to the current use of controlled burns as an effective land management tool, along the way sharing the personal accounts of people whose lives have been touched by fire. --from publisher description.

subjects: Indians of North America,  Prairies,  Environmental conditions,  Prairie ecology,  Grassland fires,  Fires,  Prevention and control,  Human ecology,  History,  Indians of north america, great plains,  Great plains, history,  Brand

Places: Great Plains