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The Great Chicago Fire Of 1871
Paul Bennie
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Hardback. What really happened in Mrs O'Leary's barn that autumn night in Chicago? The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 raged for more than 24 hours, obliterating the downtown and sparking a mass exodus to the prairies and lake. This work recounts the individual stories of courage and tragedy by survivors who fought for their lives. Num Pages: 128 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & illustrations, sidebars, chronology & timeline,. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; YNH; YNM. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 235 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
What really happened in Mrs. O'Leary's barn that autumn night in Chicago? Though no one knows for sure, what is certain is someone, or something, started a load of hay on fire, and the city of Chicago would never be the same. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 raged for more than 24 hours, obliterating the downtown and sparking a mass exodus to the prairies and lake. The flames grew so hot that they melted iron and marble, and the twisting winds tore the roofs off houses. The individual stories of courage and tragedy, recounted by survivors who fought for ... Read more
What really happened in Mrs. O'Leary's barn that autumn night in Chicago? Though no one knows for sure, what is certain is someone, or something, started a load of hay on fire, and the city of Chicago would never be the same. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 raged for more than 24 hours, obliterating the downtown and sparking a mass exodus to the prairies and lake. The flames grew so hot that they melted iron and marble, and the twisting winds tore the roofs off houses. The individual stories of courage and tragedy, recounted by survivors who fought for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9780791096383
SKU
V9780791096383
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About Paul Bennie
Paul Bennie holds writing degrees from Duke University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa, where he works as a freelance writer and science editor.
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