From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts of successive American cultures to master wildfire and to use it to shape the landscape.
From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts of successive American cultures to master wildfire and to use i...
"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page. . . . Pyne conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast."--New York Times Book Review
"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page...
