Slopovers: Fire Surveys of the Mid-American Oak Woodlands, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska

by Stephen J. Pyne

America is not simply a federation of states but a confederation of regions. Some have always held national attention, some just for a time. Slopovers examines three regions that once dominated the national narrative and may now be returning to prominence.

The Mid-American oak woodlands were the scene of vigorous settlement in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and thus the scene of changing fire practices. The debate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816538794
• ISBN13: 9780816538799
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"