The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a Citys Soul Berg Scott W.
The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a Citys Soul Berg Scott W. The enthralling story of the Great Chicago Fire and the power struggle over the city's reconstruction in…
Specifikacia The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a Citys Soul Berg Scott W.
The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a Citys Soul Berg Scott W.
The enthralling story of the Great Chicago Fire and the power struggle over the city's reconstruction in the wake of the tragedyIn October of 1871, Chicagoans knew they were due for the "big one"--a massive, uncontrollable fire that would decimate the city. On October 8, when Kate Leary's barn caught fire, so began a catastrophe that would forever change the soul of the city.Leary was a diligent, hardworking Irish woman, no more responsible for the fire than anyone else in the city at that time. There hadn't been a meaningful rain since July, and several big blazes had nearly outstripped the fire department's scant resources.
Families took to the streets with everything they could carry. But the conflagration that spread from her property quickly overtook the neighborhood, and before too long the floating embers had spread to the far reaches of the city. Grain towers
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