DescriptionA chronicle of Michigan forest fires from 1871 through 1974. Includes chapters devoted to the history of firefighting equipment in Michigan, the role played by rescue ships and trains, and the relief worik performed by the American Red Cross during the thumb fires. The great fires of 1871, thumb fires of 1881, Upper Peninsula fires, Metz fire of 1908 and AuSable-Oscoda of 1911. 390 p., ill, maps Includes index