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The big burn, Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America, Timothy Egan

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The big burn, Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America, Timothy Egan
Language
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Main title
The big burn
Medium
sound recording audiobook download
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Timothy Egan
Sub title
Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America
Summary
Narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire of August, 1910, and Teddy Roosevelt's pioneering conservation efforts that helped turn public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today
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