Egan narrates the 1910 struggles of the newly formed, overmatched forest rangers against an implacable fire with unstoppable dramatic force. Equally dramatic is the larger story he tells of outsized president Teddy Roosevelt and his chief forester, Gifford Pinchot, who pioneered the notion of 'conservation.' Roosevelt and Pinchot did nothing less than create the idea of public land as our national treasure, owned by and preserved for every citizen.
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
The Big Burn by Timothy Egan
Join us this Thursday, May 18th, at 7:00pm for a conversation about an astonishing book by Timothy Egan, The Big Burn. We will meet at Claire Lending's and Murray Bennett's house, 3195 Cliffside Drive, Bellingham. If you have questions, please get in touch with Jan Cavitt, jadacad@gmail.com.
Egan narrates the 1910 struggles of the newly formed, overmatched forest rangers against an implacable fire with unstoppable dramatic force. Equally dramatic is the larger story he tells of outsized president Teddy Roosevelt and his chief forester, Gifford Pinchot, who pioneered the notion of 'conservation.' Roosevelt and Pinchot did nothing less than create the idea of public land as our national treasure, owned by and preserved for every citizen.
Egan narrates the 1910 struggles of the newly formed, overmatched forest rangers against an implacable fire with unstoppable dramatic force. Equally dramatic is the larger story he tells of outsized president Teddy Roosevelt and his chief forester, Gifford Pinchot, who pioneered the notion of 'conservation.' Roosevelt and Pinchot did nothing less than create the idea of public land as our national treasure, owned by and preserved for every citizen.
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