Bibliograph

The Great Boston Fire, an inferno that nearly incinerated the city, Stephanie Schorow

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Label

The Great Boston Fire, an inferno that nearly incinerated the city, Stephanie Schorow

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

photographsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Great Boston Fire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1268544838

Responsibility statement

Stephanie Schorow

Sub title

an inferno that nearly incinerated the city

Summary

"The 1872 Great Boston Fire was barely contained after two days of spreading rapidly across the city, becoming one of the most expensive fire disasters in America"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: "Don't try to magnify the wants of your department" -- Introduction: Built on ash -- Hubris in the hub -- A self-reliant man -- Hot time in the old town -- Black Beauty down : the horse flu -- The spark -- Out of control -- The fire fiend -- Guts and gunpowder -- The fire that would not die -- Seeing double -- "We are burnt out" -- Who is to blame? -- Rebuilt and reborn -- Damrell's last stand -- The long slow sleep of the fire fiend

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