The history of fire in the Southern United States

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-176

  Fowler, Cynthia ^a   Konopik, Evelyn ^b  

^a WOFFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Fire; Native Americans; US South

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547506398     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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