The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

Examines the role of Theodore Roosevelt and Giffor Pinchot in advocating the conservation of forest land and describes how the great forest fire of 1910 along with the heroism of the fire rangers changed public opinion in favor of supporting the cause.

• | Author: Timothy Egan
• | Publisher: Mariner Books
• | Publication Date: September 07, 2010
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0547394608
• | ISBN-13: 9780547394602