The great fire / Jim Murphy.

By:

Murphy, Jim, 1947-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic. 1995.Description: 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmISBN:

9780439203074

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

977.3/11041 20

LOC classification:

F548.42 .M87 1995

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Summary: The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again. By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus	Non-Fiction	MUR 977.3 F548.M87 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	2023-0081

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again. By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy.

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