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THE BIG BURN. Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire that Saved America
by Egan, Timothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy bound in slick illustrated boards in a fine dust jacket that has a cut-out on the front panel to expose part of the
- ISBN 10
- 0618968415
- ISBN 13
- 9780618968411
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy bound in slick illustrated boards in a fine dust jacket that has a cut-out on the front panel to expose part of the historical photo reproduced on the slick illustrated boards. This special copy is signed on the title page by the author, additionally signed by Gifford Pynchot IV, and also signed on the dedication page by Sam Howe Verhovek, the dedicate of the book. Blindstamp of a noted garden historian and author to the bottom of the title page. The story of the nation's biggest wildfire, an apocalyptic blaze that burned an area the size of Connecticut in a weekend. No living person had ever seen a fire with the ferocity, speed, and destructive power of the Big Burn of 1910. Equally dramatic is the larger story of Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, and the creation myth of the U.S. Forest Service. Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award and the Washington State Book Award. 324 pages include Notes on Sources, Acknowledgments and Index. Illustrated from photographs.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14712
- Title
- THE BIG BURN. Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire that Saved America
- Author
- Egan, Timothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy bound in slick illustrated boards in a fine dust jacket that has a cut-out on the front panel to expose part of the
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0618968415
- ISBN 13
- 9780618968411
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2009
- LCCN
- 2009021881
- Keywords
- signed by the author and dedicate, and grandson of Gifford Pinchot, Teddy Roosevelt, Conservationists, Forest Conservation, U.S. History, U.S. National Park Service, National Parks and reserves, Forest fires, Montana, Forest Fires Idaho, History
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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