MACEACHERN ALAN
THE MIRAMICHI FIRE : a History
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago, McGill-Queen's University Press. 2020, First Edition. (ISBN: 0228001498) Paperbound, 8 vo. Book, pict. paper, 288 p.illustrated, maps, very good copy, "On 7 October 1825, a massive forest fire swept through northeastern New Brunswick, devastating entire communities. When the smoke cleared, it was estimated that the fire had burned across six thousand square miles, one-fifth of the colony.CONTENTS:1 Introduction -- 2 The Timber Boom -- 3 Leafs vs Flames -- 4 The Phoenix -- 5 The Barrens and the Birches -- 6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Some of the Dead -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index, "The Miramichi Fire was the largest wildfire ever to occur within the British Empire, one of the largest in North American history, and the largest along the eastern seaboard. Yet despite the international attention and relief efforts it generated, and the ruin it left behind, the fire all but disappeared from public memory by the twentieth century"... Very Good.
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Keywords: 0228001498 Wildfires -- New Brunswick -- Miramichi River Region -- History -- 19th Century. Forest Fires -- New Brunswick -- Miramichi River Region -- History -- 19th Century. Miramichi River Region (N.B. ) -- Environmental Conditions -- 19th Century , Mi