AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Big Burn

In the summer of 1910, an unimaginable wildfire devoured more than three million acres across the Northern Rockies. This film provides a cautionary tale of heroism and sacrifice, arrogance and greed, hubris and, ultimately, humility in the face of nature’s frightening power.

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