Stephen Pyne
Emeritus and Regents Professor, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University
PO Box 874501
Tempe, AZ 85287-4501
Titles
- Distinguished Sustainability Fellow, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
- Emeritus and Regents Professor, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Affiliated Faculty, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
- Affiliated Faculty, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Biography
Stephen J. Pyne has written over 30 books, mostly on the history and management of wildland and rural fire, including big-screen surveys for the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe (including Russia), and the world generally, and is completing a multi-volume fire history of the U.S. and its regions since 1960. His exploration research includes books on Antarctica, the Grand Canyon, the Voyager mission, and a biography of Grove Karl Gilbert.
He teaches courses on fire, history of exploration and science, and nonfiction writing.
Education
- PhD, American Civilization, University of Texas - Austin, 1976
- MA, American Civilization, University of Texas - Austin, 1974
- BA, English, Stanford University, 1971
Expertise
External Links
Journal Articles
2013
Minteer, B. A. and S. J. Pyne. 2013. Restoring the narrative of American environmentalism. Restoration Ecology 21(1):6-11. DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2012.00909.x. (link )
2005
Pyne, S. J. 2005. Environmental history without historians. Environmental History 10:72-74.
Books
2015
Minteer, B. A. and S. J. Pyne eds. 2015. After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans. University of Chicago Press. Chicago. ISBN: 9780226259826.
Pyne, S. J. 2015. Between Two Fires: A Fire History of Contemporary America. University of Arizona Press. Tucson, AZ. ISBN: 978-0-8165-3182-0.
2014
Scott, A. C., D. M. Bowman, W. J. Bond, S. J. Pyne and M. E. Alexander. 2014. Fire on Earth: An Introduction. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-119-95357-9.
2012
Pyne, L. V. and S. J. Pyne. 2012. The Last Lost World: Ice Ages, Human Origins, and the Invention of the Pleistocene. Penguin Books. New York, NY. ISBN: B00EBGE6W2.
Pyne, S. J. 2012. Fire: Nature and Culture. Reaktion Books. London. ISBN: 978-1780230467.
2011
Pyne, S. J. 2011. Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery. Penguin Books. ISBN: 978-0143119593.
2010
Pyne, S. J. 2010. America’s Fires. A Historical Context for Policy and Practice. Forest History Society. ISBN: 978-0890300732.
2009
Pyne, S. J. 2009. Voice and Vision. A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction. Harvard University Press. ISBN: 978-0674033306.
2008
Pyne, S. J. 2008. Awful Splendour: A Fire History of Canada. University of British Columbia Press. ISBN: 978-0774813921.
2006
Pyne, S. J. 2006. The Still-Burning Bush. Scribe. ISBN: 978-1920769758.
2004
Pyne, S. J. 2004. Tending Fire. Coping with America’s Wildland Fires. Island Press. ISBN: 978-1559635653.
2003
Pyne, S. J. 2003. Smokechasing. University of Arizona Press. Tucson, AZ. ISBN: 78-0-8165-2285-9.
2001
Pyne, S. J. 2001. Fire: A Brief History. University of Washington Press. Seattle, WA.
Pyne, S. J. 2001. Year of the Fires: The Story of The Great Fires of 1910. Viking Penguin. New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0670899906.
1998
Pyne, S. J. 1998. How the Canyon Became Grand. A Short History. Penguin Books. New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0670881109.
1997
Pyne, S. J. 1997. America's Fires: Management on Wildlands and Forests. Forest History Society. Durham, NC. ISBN: 978-0890300534.
Pyne, S. J. 1997. Vestal Fire. An Environmental History, Told Through Fire, of Europe and Europe's Encounter With the World. University of Washington Press. ISBN: 978-0295979489.
1996
Pyne, S. J., P. L. Andrews and R. D. Laven. 1996. Introduction to Wildland Fire, Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0471549130.
1995
Pyne, S. J. 1995. World Fire. The Culture of Fire on Earth. Henry Hold & Co.. New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0805032475.
1991
Pyne, S. J. 1991. Burning Bush. A Fire History of Australia. Henry Holt & Co. New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0805014723.
1989
Pyne, S. J. 1989. Fire on the Rim. A Firefighter's Season at the Grand Canyon. Grove Press. ISBN: 978-1555842512.
1986
Pyne, S. J. 1986. The Ice: A Journey to Antarctica. University of Iowa Press. ISBN: 978-0877451525.
1984
Pyne, S. J. 1984. Introduction to Wildland Fire. Fire Management in the United States. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0471096580.
1982
Pyne, S. J. 1982. Dutton's Point: An Intellectual History of the Grand Canyon.. Grand Canyon Natural History Association. ISBN: 978-0938216193.
Pyne, S. J. 1982. Fire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire. Princeton University Press. ISBN: 978-0691083001.
1980
Pyne, S. J. 1980. Grove Karl Gilbert. A Great Engine of Research. University of Texas Press. ISBN: 978-0292727199.
Book Chapters
In Press
Pyne, S. J. An introduction to fire. America: Encyclopedia of Earth.
Pyne, S. J. Fire. Encyclopedia of American Environmental History.
2015
Minteer, B. A. and S. J. Pyne. 2015. Writing on stone, writing in the wind. Pp. Chapter 1 In: Minteer, B. A. and S. J. Pyne eds., After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans. University of Chicao Press. Chicago, IL. ISBN: 9780226259826.
Pyne, S. J. 2015. Green fire meets red fire. Pp. Chapter 15 In: Minteer, B. A. and S. J. Pyne eds., After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, IL. ISBN: 9780226259826.
2010
Pyne, S. J. 2010. Fire. In: Brosnan, K. A. ed., Encyclopedia of American Environmental History. Vol II. Facts on File, Inc.
Pyne, S. J. 2010. Smokey the bear. In: Brosnan, K. A. ed., Encyclopedia of American Environmental History. Vol IV. Facts on File, Inc.
2006
Pyne, S. J. 2006. The fire of life. In: Wuerthner, G. ed., Wildlife: A century of failed policy. Island Press.
Posters
1999
Pyne, S. J., S. S. Schmieding and S. Amerman. 1999. The ecology of urban fire: A methodological meditation, a reseaarch reconnaissance. Poster presented at the 22 January 1999, CAP LTER First Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State university, Tempe.
Reports
1998
Pyne, S. J., S. S. Schmieding and S. Ammerman. 1998. The Ecology of Urban Fire: An Inquiry Into Its Theory and Practice. CAP LTER research report for project DI15. (link )