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2023.
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"In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, burned to the ground, forcing 88,000 people to flee their homes. It was the largest evacuation ever of a city in the face of a forest fire, raising the curtain on a new age of increasingly destructive wildfires. This book is a suspenseful account of one of North America's most devastating forest fires--and a stark exploration of our dawning era of climate catastrophes"--
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In this fascinating collection of historical vignettes, author Martin W. Sandler restores to memory important events, people, and developments that have been lost to time. Though barely known today, these are major historical stories, from Ziryab, an eighth-century black slave whose influence on music, cuisine, fashion, and manners still reverberates, to Cahokia, a 12th century city north of the Rio Grande, which at its zenith contained a population...
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Join us on a journey to gorgeous places that are America's best-kept secrets. The personal stories in these pages are a trusted guide to intriguing and awe-inspiring locations. Enjoy the splendor of forests and woodlands, lakes and rivers, and canyons and mountains from coast to coast. From history buffs to armchair travelers, nature lovers to adventure seekers, all types of wanderers will find information and inspiration in this book.
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