The Big Burn
In 1909, President Teddy Roosevelt left office, leaving behind a legacy of public lands under the newly created Forest Service. Then, in 1910, several wildfires coalesced into a massive fire that eventually killed 100 firefighters and galvanized public opinion on national forests. Writer Timothy Egan talks about his book and this period and its impact on today's park lands and forest fires.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
"The Big Burn" by Timothy Egan
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Timothy Egan, author of "The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America," (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). He's also a Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter and author of five books, including "The Worst Hard Time," a book about the Dust Bowl.
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