Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

Relative to Northern Grasslands in South-Central Canada and North-Central United States

125. Moore, C.T. 1972. Man and fire in the central North American grasslands 1535-1890: a documentary historical geography. PhD dissertation, Univ of California, Los Angeles. 155 pp.

References to fire in historical documents from the entire Great Plains are reviewed. Examines timing and source of fire, reasons for burning by Indians and whites, and effects of fire on vegetation, native animals, livestock, and man. Results are discussed relative to current literature on prairie fires. Extensive bibliography of historical resource material.

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