Gunflint Burning is a comprehensive account of the dramatic events around the Ham Lake fire, one of the largest wildfires in Minnesota history. Cary J. Griffith describes what happened in the minutes, hours, and days after Posniak struck that fateful match—from the first hint of danger to the ensuing race to flee the fire or defend imperiled property to the incredible efforts of firefighters and residents battling a . · Cary J. Griffith carries the re In Gunflint Burning, Cary J. Griffith has penned the consummate story of one of the great wildfire disasters in the history of Minnesota. Expertly reported and cleverly written, this account of the Ham Lake fire of reads like a thrillerBrand: University of Minnesota Press. for Gunflint Burning: Fire in the Boundary Waters by Cary J. Griffith PRAISE FOR THE BOOK “In Gunflint Burning, Cary Griffith has penned the consummate story of one of the great wildfire di-sasters in the history of Minnesota. Expertly reported and cleverly written, this account of the Ham Lake fire of reads like a thriller and an environmental treatise all in one. This is no coincidence.
Gunflint Burning Fire in the Boundary Waters by Cary J. Griffith, University of Minnesota Press • ISBN: • $ Hardcover It struck me while reading this book that all wilderness outfitters should consider sending it to their customers, either as a gift, or included in the price of their reservation. Gunflint Burning — Griffith, Cary J. — On May 5, , two days into his twenty-seventh trip to the Boundary Waters, Stephen Posniak found a perfect spot on Ham Lake and set about making a campfire. Over the next two weeks, the fire he set would consume 75, acres of forest and buildings. More than one thousand firefighters would rally to extinguish the blaze, at a cost of 11 million. Gunflint Burning is a comprehensive account of the dramatic events around the Ham Lake fire of , one of the largest wildfires in Minnesota history. In sharp detail, Cary J. Griffith describes the key events of the fire as they unfold, transporting readers to the front lines of an epic struggle that was at times heroic, tragic, and sublime.
Gunflint Burning: Fire in the Boundary Waters. By: Cary J. Griffith. Gunflint Burning is a comprehensive account of the dramatic events around the Ham Lake fire of , one of the largest wildfires in Minnesota history. In the sharp detail, Cary J. Griffith describes the key events of the fire as theu unfold, transporting readers to the front lines of an epic struggle that was heroic, tragic, and sublime. Cary J. Griffith invites his readers beneath the smoke and flames of a running crown wildfire to show us the massive coordinated response to one camper’s carelessness. His precise research and his clearheaded storytelling serve admirably to unde. Gunflint Burning is the account of the events of the Ham Lake Fire in May of What started out as a camp fire made by a well seasoned explorer of the Boundary Waters, turned out to become a fire that would burn for nearly two weeks, engulfing 75, acres of forest and buildings.
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