Forgotten fires, Native Americans and the transient wilderness, by Omer C. Stewart ; edited and with introductions by Henry T. Lewis and M. Kat Anderson
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Forgotten fires, Native Americans and the transient wilderness, by Omer C. Stewart ; edited and with introductions by Henry T. Lewis and M. Kat Anderson
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p.315-354) and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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Forgotten fires
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48966599
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by Omer C. Stewart ; edited and with introductions by Henry T. Lewis and M. Kat Anderson
Review
"A common stereotype about American Indians is that for centuries they lived in static harmony with nature in a pristine wilderness that remained unchanged until European colonization. Omer C. Stewart was one of the first anthropologists to recognize that Native Americans made significant impact across a wide range of environments. Most important, they regularly used fire to manage plant communities and associated animal species through varied and localized habitat burning. In Forgotten Fires, editors Henry T. Lewis and M. Kat Anderson present Stewart's original research and insights, presented in the 1950s yet still provocative today." -- publisher's description
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Native Americans and the transient wilderness
Table of contents
Introduction / Henry T. Lewis and M. Kat Anderson -- An anthropological critique / M. Kat Anderson -- The effects of burning of grasslands and forests by aborigines the world over / Omer C. Stewart : Introduction ; The eastern woodlands ; Prairies and plains ; The mountain west
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