Considering the aggregate of books about fire, this volume's importance is its concentration on national park lands. A weighty addition to the shelf of environmental history books.

• Introduction: The National Parks and Fire Ch. 1: Fighting Fire on Horseback: The Military in the National Parks, 1872-1916 Ch. 2: The Development of a Fire Management Structure Ch. 3: A Decade of Transformation: The New Deal and Fire Policy Ch. 4: Ecology and the Limits of Suppression in the Post War Era Ch. 5: Allowing Fire in the National Park System Ch. 6: Managing Fire Ch. 7: Yellowstone and the Politics of Disaster Ch. 8: The Hazard of New Fortunes: Outlet, Cerro Grande, and the Twenty-First Century

Considering the aggregate of books about fire, this volume's importance is its concentration on national park lands. A weighty addition to the shelf of environmental history books.

• Introduction: The National Parks and Fire Ch. 1: Fighting Fire on Horseback: The Military in the National Parks, 1872-1916 Ch. 2: The Development of a Fire Management Structure Ch. 3: A Decade of Transformation: The New Deal and Fire Policy Ch. 4: Ecology and the Limits of Suppression in the Post War Era Ch. 5: Allowing Fire in the National Park System Ch. 6: Managing Fire Ch. 7: Yellowstone and the Politics of Disaster Ch. 8: The Hazard of New Fortunes: Outlet, Cerro Grande, and the Twenty-First Century

Considering the aggregate of books about fire, this volume's importance is its concentration on national park lands. A weighty addition to the shelf of environmental history books.

• Introduction: The National Parks and Fire Ch. 1: Fighting Fire on Horseback: The Military in the National Parks, 1872-1916 Ch. 2: The Development of a Fire Management Structure Ch. 3: A Decade of Transformation: The New Deal and Fire Policy Ch. 4: Ecology and the Limits of Suppression in the Post War Era Ch. 5: Allowing Fire in the National Park System Ch. 6: Managing Fire Ch. 7: Yellowstone and the Politics of Disaster Ch. 8: The Hazard of New Fortunes: Outlet, Cerro Grande, and the Twenty-First Century