| Title | The Great Fires: Indian Burning and Catastrophic Forest Fire Patterns of the Oregon Coast Range, 1491-1951 |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Zybach, Bob |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Environmental Sciences |
| Degree | Ph.D. |
| Pagination | 451 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Ineternet Resources LD4330 2004D .Z93, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | anthropology, ecology, forest fires, habitat, historical, land use, Native Americans, theses |
| Notes | For June, 2004 commencement. Gives history of fires in the Coast Range, from 16th century to 1951; details native American burning patterns and catastrophic fires. Maps, some colored, some photographs. Shows native American and pioneer trails. Exhaustive coverage of the topic; a definitive work. Extensive coverage of the Yaquina Fire of 1849, extending from the South Fork of the Siletz River to the mouth of the Siuslaw River. Includes account of Alsea (Alsi) Indian who survived the Yaquina Fire. Major professor was Kurt M. Peters. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/0p096972r |
