Year of the Fires: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910

The chilling story of the most important firefighting effort in American history describes the disastrous 1910 season, as wildfires swept across Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana, claiming lives, towns, and mining camps, and illustrates the larger story of how American bureaucracies, railroads, political scandal, pioneering, and ideas collide with nature. 15,000 first printing.