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Such a Sight: Fire and Prairie Identity

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There were (and are) many ways to see a prairie fire—both literally and figuratively. Nineteenth-century tallgrass prairie dwellers, for instance, saw them in every conceivable manner–the flames crawling across the landscape during light winds and racing across it during gales.

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fire, prairie, grassland, grass, native, tallgrass, Flames, landscape, burning, burn, danger, land, beautiful, newcomers, reaction, lifestyle, historic

How to Cite:

Courtwright, J. (2014) “Such a Sight: Fire and Prairie Identity”, Symphony in the Flint Hills. 1(2014).