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Scorched Earth: How the Fires of Yellowstone Changed America
By Rocky Barker
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With vivid descriptions of the famous fires that have raged in Yellowstone, the heroes who have tried to protect it, and the strategies that evolved as a result, Barker draws us into the very heart of a debate over our attempts to control nature and people.
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