Wildfire Loose The Week Maine Burned

In October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Climaxing months of drought, fires raged across more than 200,000 acres. Nine communities were practically leveled and four others severely damaged. Fifteen people lost their lives. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires started and spread so quickly through rural villages, down Millionaire’s Row in Bar Harbor, and across southern Maine beach resorts. Originally published in 1979, it remains the definitive account of "The Week Maine Burned."

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By Joyce Butler

Summary

In October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires started and spread so quickly through rural villages, down Millionaire’s Row in Bar Harbor, and across southern Maine beach resorts. Originally published in 1979, it remains the definitive account of “The Week Maine Burned.”

Product details

• Authors: Joyce Butler, Butler Joyce
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 17.07.2014
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
• EAN: 9781608932962
• ISBN: 978-1-60893-296-2
• Pages: 304
• Subjects: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Maine, NATURE / Natural Disasters, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, History of the Americas, Natural disasters, C 1945 To C 1960, Bar Harbor;drought;fire;Kennebunk;Kennebunkport;New England