The Great Chicago Fire of 1871: The Story of the Blaze That Destroyed the Midwest’s Largest City

The Great Chicago Fire 9780486157023

Definitive treatment of 1871 fire — one of the greatest disasters in American history — includes eyewitness accounts and

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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Chicago: The History and Legacy of America’s Third Largest City

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Thou

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The Great Fire of Rome: The Story of the Most Famous Fire in Roman History

*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts about Nero and the Great Fire *Includes a bibliography for further reading

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The Great Boston Fire: The Inferno That Nearly Incinerated the City 9781493054992, 2021044051, 2021044052, 9781493054985, 1493054996

For two days in November, 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population tr

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Seeing with Their Hearts: Chicago Women and the Vision of the Good City, 1871-1933 9780691215969

At the turn of the last century, as industrialists and workers made Chicago the hardworking City of Big Shoulders celebr

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The Great Fire of Rome: The Fall of the Emperor Nero and His City 9780306818905, 0306818906

On the night of July 19, AD 64, a fire began beneath the stands of Rome's great stadium, the Circus Maximus. For mo

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Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived 1922458848, 9781922458841

When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilised tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a Port Philip Bay beach near his

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The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago before the Fire 9780226664668

When Juliette Kinzie first visited Chicago in 1831, it was anything but a city. An outpost in the shadow of Fort Dearbor

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Chicago. The Wonder City

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The Story of Chicago May 9781440649974

"A biography with narrative muscle and thrilling historical relevance." -Kirkus Reviews Legend says that May

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