Description: The Great Chicago Fire, Illinois, Images of America, Hardback After an extremely hot and dry summer, Chicago got a spark that grew into something unimiginable and unforgettable on Oct. 8, 1871.On Oct. 8, 1871, what became known as "the Great Chicago Fire" was a massive firestorm that moved faster than most men could run, fueled by southwest winds of at least 30 miles per hour. The heat was so intense it melted stone and brick buildings in minutes and turned sand on the lakeshore into glass. A total of 18,000 buildings were destroyed. About 100,000 were left homeless, and over 300 lost their lives. The very same day, and nearly the same hour, both the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and Peshtigo, Wisconsin, suffered similar firestorms. Peshtigo's was even worse, creating an event that came to be known as "the Peshtigo Paradigm." Many people believe the three fires forming a huge triangle of destruction were related as one with cosmic causes, and it remains a mystery to this day. Authors and native Chicagoans John Boda and Ray Johnson take you inside this historic happening.
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467125666
Book Title: Great Chicago Fire
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: John Boda
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Historical, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, in, Ks, MI, MN, MO, Nd, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Fire Science
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Photography, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
