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- Publisher : Fenske Companies; First edition. (January 1, 2001)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 191 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0913062189
- ISBN-13 : 978-0913062180
- Item Weight : 2.55 pounds
Under Fire: the West is Burning
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Paperback – January 1, 2001
by Renee Sansom Flood (Editor), Michael Crummett (Photographer), Stephen J. Pyne (Foreword)
Dramatic photographs and narratives that capture the western wildfires of 2000.
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