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Timothy EganThe Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
Timothy EganNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Do you agree with Pinchot’s claim that with more resources the Forest Service could have prevented the fire? Why or why not?
Could Roosevelt have presented his case for national forest reserves and the United States Forest Service more effectively? What could Roosevelt have done to ensure his Forest Service received funding?
Conservationists and industry groups continue to battle over public land just as they did in Roosevelt’s time. What lessons can be learned from Roosevelt and Pinchot’s advocacy? What did they do right? What did they do wrong?
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