THE MIRAMICHI FIRE : a History

pict. paper, 288 p.,illustrated, maps, very good copy, "On 7 October 1825, a massive forest fire swept through northeastern New Brunswick, devastating entire communities. When the smoke cleared, it was estimated that the fire had burned across six thousand square miles, one-fifth of the colony.CONTENTS:1 Introduction -- 2 The Timber Boom -- 3 Leafs vs Flames -- 4 The Phoenix -- 5 The Barrens and the Birches -- 6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Some of the Dead -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index, "The Miramichi Fire was the largest wildfire ever to occur within the British Empire, one of the largest in North American history, and the largest along the eastern seaboard. Yet despite the international attention and relief efforts it generated, and the ruin it left behind, the fire all but disappeared from public memory by the twentieth century".

Product Info

ISBN: 0228001498

ISBN-13: 9780228001492

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Year: 2020

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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