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The Big Burn
2010-02-01T07:02:05-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzU0XC8yOTA3MTItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Timothy Egan talked about his book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; October 19, 2009). He talked about the largest forest fire in American history on August 20, 1910, drought-ravaged areas of Washington, Idaho, and Montana went up in flames as winds created a massive blaze . A group of 10,000 men were organized by forest rangers to stop the fire that destroyed small towns and national forests and killed nearly 100 people. Mr. Egan recalled the struggles of the fire-fighters that inspired the nation to continue on with former President Teddy Roosevelt’s interest in preserving forest land. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
Timothy Egan is the author of The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, which was awarded the 2006 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He currently writes a weekly column titled, “Outposts” for the New York Times.
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Timothy Egan talked about his book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; October 19, 2009)…
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Timothy Egan talked about his book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; October 19, 2009). He talked about the largest forest fire in American history on August 20, 1910, drought-ravaged areas of Washington, Idaho, and Montana went up in flames as winds created a massive blaze . A group of 10,000 men were organized by forest rangers to stop the fire that destroyed small towns and national forests and killed nearly 100 people. Mr. Egan recalled the struggles of the fire-fighters that inspired the nation to continue on with former President Teddy Roosevelt’s interest in preserving forest land. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
Timothy Egan is the author of The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, which was awarded the 2006 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He currently writes a weekly column titled, “Outposts” for the New York Times.
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Timothy Egan is the author of The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, which was awarded the 2006 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He currently writes a weekly column titled, “Outposts” for the New York Times.
This event was held by Fac
Timothy Egan talked about his book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; October 19, 2009)… read more
Timothy Egan talked about his book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; October 19, 2009). He talked about the largest forest fire in American history on August 20, 1910, drought-ravaged areas of Washington, Idaho, and Montana went up in flames as winds created a massive blaze . A group of 10,000 men were organized by forest rangers to stop the fire that destroyed small towns and national forests and killed nearly 100 people. Mr. Egan recalled the struggles of the fire-fighters that inspired the nation to continue on with former President Teddy Roosevelt’s interest in preserving forest land. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
Timothy Egan is the author of The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, which was awarded the 2006 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He currently writes a weekly column titled, “Outposts” for the New York Times.
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