The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account

Pernin, Peter

ISBN 10: 087020310X / ISBN 13: 9780870203107

Edité par Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 1999

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G087020310XI4N10

Synopsis :

Reverend Peter Pernin was the parish priest for Peshtigo and nearby Marinette, whose churches burned to the ground. He published his account of the fire in 1874. The late William Converse Haygood served as editor of the Wisconsin Magazine of History from 1957 to 1975. He prepared this version of Father Pernin's account on the occasion of the Peshtigo Fire's centennial in 1971. Foreword writer Stephen J. Pyne is a professor at Arizona State University in Tempe and author of numerous books on wildland fire, including Fire in America.

À propos de l'auteur: Reverend Peter Pernin wasthe parish priest for Peshtigo and nearby Marinette, whose churches burned to the ground. He published his account of the fire in 1874. The late William Converse Haygood served as editor of the "Wisconsin Magazine of History" from 1957 to 1975. He prepared this version of Father Pernin's account on the occasion of the Peshtigo Fire's centennial in 1971. Foreword writer Stephen J. Pyne is a professor at Arizona State University in Tempe and author of numerous books on wildland fire, including "Fire in America.""

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness ...
Éditeur : Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Date d'édition : 1999
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket
Edition : 2ème Édition