Burning Bush: A Fire History of Australia

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Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers.“Mr. Pyne, showing what a historian deeply schooled in environmental science can contribute to our awareness of nature and culture, has produced a provocative work that is a major contribution to the literature of environmental studies.”—New York Times Book Review Cover Contents Foreword Preface to the 1998 Paperback Edition Preface to the Original Edition: Firestick History Map of Australia Map of Australia's Vegetation Prologue: Dust to Dust BOOK I: THE EUCALYPT 1. The Universal Australian 2. Unimaginable Freaks of Fire: Profile of a Pyrophyte 3. Red Centre: Fire Regimes of Old Australia 4. Land of Contrarities BOOK II: THE ABORIGINE 5. Flaming Front 6. Firestick Farmer: Profile of a Pyrophile 7. Fires of the Dreaming 8. Smokes by Day, Fires by Night: Fire Regimes of Aboriginal Australia 9. This Wonderful Depository of Fire BOOK III: THE EUROPEAN 10. Entwining Fire 11. Reconnaissance by Fire: Education of a Pyrophile 12. Red Steers and Green Pick 13. Beyond the Black Stump 14. Fire Conservancy 15. Burning Off: Fire Provinces of European Australia 16. When the Billy Boiled BOOK IV: THE NEW AUSTRALIAN 17. The Two Fires 18. Antipodean Fire: The Australian Strategy 19. Wild Bush, Urban Bush: Fire Regimes of New Australia 20. Dieback Epilogue: Ashes to Ashes Notes Bibliographic Essay Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z