Below is a full article detailing the historical context of squirrels in 1636, connecting the "Red" and "Fire" (signifiers of history and displacement) elements.
He reached the muddy bank and dove into a shallow pool choked with ash. One by one, the other squirrels tumbled in after him, plunging into the water until only their noses showed. Above, the world burned. The roar was now a continuous thunder. Oaks that had stood for two hundred years burst like torches. fire red squirrels 1636
When they emerged, the forest was a smoking skeleton. But the river had saved the outcrop and the meadow beyond. Rust shook the water from his fur. The russet female touched her nose to his. Around them, the other squirrels began, cautiously, to dig for wet tubers and unburned acorns. Below is a full article detailing the historical
The introduction was so successful that it eventually caused agricultural issues. By the late 1700s, squirrels had multiplied to such an extent that Massachusetts passed laws offering bounties for squirrel heads, and there are records of "squirrel wars" where communities organized mass hunts to protect corn crops. This history of introduction, explosion, and conflict cements 1636 as a key date in American environmental history. Above, the world burned
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