Conquering the Great American Desert: NebraskaNebraska State Historical Society, 1975 - 456 Seiten |
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... fire's speed . Then too , convection currents caused by the inferno's blazing heat lifted burning brands aloft , which , alighting far in advance of the fire line , set new blazes ; burning tumbleweeds and loose cowchips thus carried the ...
... fire's speed . Then too , convection currents caused by the inferno's blazing heat lifted burning brands aloft , which , alighting far in advance of the fire line , set new blazes ; burning tumbleweeds and loose cowchips thus carried the ...
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... fire could not cross unless driven by the speed of the head fire . The backfire would then slowly burn into the wind and stop the head fire by consuming its fuel . If the head fire had given suffi- cient notice of its coming , it was ...
... fire could not cross unless driven by the speed of the head fire . The backfire would then slowly burn into the wind and stop the head fire by consuming its fuel . If the head fire had given suffi- cient notice of its coming , it was ...
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... fire , but this did not bring about any reformation in people's habits . Naturally prairie fires could be very dangerous . According to the Keith County News of Ogallala , Nebraska , April , 1887 , fourteen people perished in a fire on ...
... fire , but this did not bring about any reformation in people's habits . Naturally prairie fires could be very dangerous . According to the Keith County News of Ogallala , Nebraska , April , 1887 , fourteen people perished in a fire on ...
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The Great American Desert | 3 |
Sod Construction | 21 |
Fuel | 49 |
Urheberrecht | |
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