Professor and Pyromantic, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA Stephen Pyne is the foremost historian of fire. He is consulted by governments the world over for advice about environmental issues related to fire. Stephen Pyne's research interests focus on how people and nature interact. He teaches courses on the history of exploration and environmental history, with a special enthusiasm for the history, ecology, and management of fire. Dr. Pyne received his Ph.D. in 1976 in the Biology & Society Program at the University of Texas (Austin) Stephen Pyne has written numerous books, including "Fire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire," "How the Canyon Became Grand: A Short History;" "Vestal Fire: An Environmental History, Told through Fire, of Europe and Europe's Encounter with the World;" "Burning Bush: A Fire History of Australia;" "Fire on the Rim;" "World Fire;" and "The Ice: A Journey to Antarctica," which was included among the best books of 1987 by the New York Times Book Review.
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