Spitcat, a raging forest fire in the Sierra Nevada of California, had a lifespan of merely eleven days, "yet its effects could be reckoned ahead in centuries." So writes George R. Stewart in this engrossing novel of a fire started by lightning in the dry heat of September, and fanned out of control by unexpected winds. The book begins with the origins of the fire - smoldering quietly at first, unnoticed, then suddenly bursting into a terrifying inferno, devouring trees and animals over acre after acre and leaving nothing but desolation in its wake.
Firefighters and lookouts, forest rangers and smokejumpers - as well as animals in the forest, many of them the bewildered victims of the blaze, and all the varied tress and bushes there - are characters of this realistic story.
Firefighters and lookouts, forest rangers and smokejumpers - as well as animals in the forest, many of them the bewildered victims of the blaze, and all the varied tress and bushes there - are characters of this realistic story.
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Hardback Editions
January 1951 : Hardback
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January 1948 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
February 1984 : Paperback
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August 1974 : Mass Market Paperback
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1960 : Paperback
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January 1951 : Paperback
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January 1950 : Mass Market Paperback
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January 1948 : Paperback
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Other Editions
1951 : Unknown
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1951 : Unknown
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January 1950 : Unknown
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