The Great Fire Paperback - 2006 - 1st Edition
by Murphy, Jim
- Used
Description
Details
- Title The Great Fire
- Author Murphy, Jim
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scholastic, Incorporated, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-10-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4424590-6
- ISBN 9780439203074 / 0439203074
- Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 9.9 x 8 x 0.3 in (25.15 x 20.32 x 0.76 cm)
- Ages 09 to 12 years
- Grade levels 4 - 7
- Reading level 1130
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Geographic Orientation: Illinois
- Locality: Chicago, Illinois
- Library of Congress subjects Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871, Chicago (Ill.) - History - To 1875
- Dewey Decimal Code 977.311
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From the rear cover
It all began one Sunday evening when a small fire broke out inside the O'Learys' barn. The panic was slow to build at first. People ignored the danger signals, and even the fire department was unable to locate the fire. This city, built of wood, was connected by hundreds of miles of wooden sidewalks and roads. In time, wild flames, fueled by a steady wind, engulfed everything in their path. As people took to the crowded streets, hours of mounting chaos, fear, and panic followed before the relentless flames were halted. When at last they were, a new kind of drama was only just beginning. Nearly 100,000 people were homeless and searching through the burnt rubble for their families.
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. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the humar spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
