What was the Great Chicago Fire?
"Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
[2016]
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| Series: | What was--?
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| Summary: | "Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 8 to 12. |
| Awards: | 2019 Bluestem Award Nominee. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780399541582 0399541586 9780399542381 0399542388 1484497562 9781484497562 9780606393188 0606393188 |
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