โ Scribed by Paul Bennie
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
What really happened in Mrs. OLearys barn that autumn night in Chicago? Though no one knows for sure, what is certain is someone, or something, started a load of hay on fire, and the city of Chicago would never be the same. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 raged for more than 24 hours, obliterating the downtown and sparking a mass exodus to the prairies and lake. The flames grew so hot that they melted iron and marble, and the twisting winds tore the roofs off houses. The individual stories of courage and tragedy, recounted by survivors who fought for their lives, captivated a nation and elicited an outpouring of aid. The stricken city would rise again, but its tale of near extinction would remain one of Americas most defining legends.
Cover......Page 1
The great Chicago fire of 1871......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction: A National Event......Page 8
1 City in a Hurry......Page 12
2 Drought and Blaze......Page 25
3 โEverything Went Wrong!โ......Page 37
4 South Side Inferno......Page 50
5 โIt Takes All Sortsโ......Page 64
6 North Side Holocaust......Page 77
7 City in a Hurry Again......Page 91
8 Nowhere to Go but Up......Page 103
Chronology and Timeline......Page 114
Glossary......Page 117
Bibliography......Page 118
Further Reading......Page 120
Picture Credits......Page 121
Index......Page 122
About the Author......Page 129
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First flames -- Growing panic -- Total disaster -- After the ashes -- More about the Chicago fire.;In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, an inferno that forever changed the city's skyline.