{"product_id":"the-miramichi-fire-9780228001485","title":"The Miramichi Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow one of Canada's greatest natural disasters has been remembered and forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a most valuable endeavour. Impressive and astonishing for the great range and wealth of sources on which it rests, \u003ci\u003eThe Miramichi Fire\u003c\/i\u003e throws new light on the history of New Brunswick. Alan MacEachern is an accomplished historian, and I can only admire what he has wrought.\" Graeme Wynn, University of British Columbia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Miramichi Fire: A History\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that any New Brunswick historian should welcome. The author injects a little humour here and there to lighten the otherwise serious academic tone of yet another fine volume from McGill-Queen's University Press. It will remain authoritative for years to come.\" The Miramichi Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"MacEachern's accessible writing style makes the book a pleasure to read. \u003ci\u003eThe Miramichi Fire\u003c\/i\u003e benefits enormously from his usual creative turns of phrases and thoughtful prose. In chronicling this benchmark historical event, MacEachern contributes an important chapter to our country's forest history and delivers a valuable lesson in the challenges we face in recounting stories of an environment that is constantly in flux.\" NiCHE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With wildfires having recently raged in the Amazon, California, New South Wales, Siberia, and elsewhere, the appearance of Alan MacEachern's \u003ci\u003eThe Miramichi Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely reminder of earlier conflagrations that attracted global attention. MacEachern, an accomplished environmental historian at Western University, has spent sixteen years exploring New Brunswick's experience with forest fires almost two centuries ago. His commitment to the topic shows in a book that is accessibly written, wonderfully sourced, and often a page-turner.\" Literary Review of Canada\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534921498967,"sku":"9780228001485","price":103.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780228001485.jpg?v=1755858046","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-miramichi-fire-9780228001485","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}