Vestal Fire An Environmental History, Told Through Fire, of Europe and Europe's Encounter With the World

"As the author states, fire has no existence apart from the conditions that make it possible--not the kind of subject that is easy to write about. Yet Pyne writes about it with great energy and splendid ability. Portions of this book contain beautiful prose, forceful constructions, and striking insights. What makes reading it so thrilling is that the author is vigorously thinking through the meaning of fire on every page....'Vestal Fire' is a work of marvelous intellectual force and considerable learning...."Pyne, Stephen J. is the author of 'Vestal Fire An Environmental History, Told Through Fire, of Europe and Europe's Encounter With the World', published 2000 under ISBN 9780295979489 and ISBN 0295979488.