The great fire
By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, [the author] constructs a ... narrative that recreates the events.... And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Inc.,
c1995.
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| Summary: | By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, [the author] constructs a ... narrative that recreates the events.... And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again. -Dust jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 144 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0590472674 : 9780590472678 0590472666 9780590472661 |
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