The Miramichi fire : a history /

"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. The Miramichi Fire was the largest wildfire ever to oc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: MacEachern, Alan, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]
Colección:McGill-Queen's rural, wildland, and resource studies series ; 13.
Temas:
1800-1899
Wildfires > New Brunswick > Miramichi River Region > History > 19th century.
Forest fires > New Brunswick > Miramichi River Region > History > 19th century.
Collective memory.
Feux de friches > Nouveau-Brunswick > Miramichi, Région de la > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Forêts > Incendies > Nouveau-Brunswick > Miramichi, Région de la > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mémoire collective.
HISTORY / Canada / General
Collective memory
Ecology
Forest fires
Wildfires
Miramichi River Region (N.B.) > Environmental conditions > 19th century
Miramichi River Region (N.B.) > History > 19th century
Miramichi, Région de la (N.-B.) > Conditions environnementales > 19e siècle.
Miramichi, Région de la (N.-B.) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Prologue
  • 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

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