The Great Fire
New York : Scholastic Inc., [1995]
Format: Book
Description: 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.
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 dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
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 dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
Subjects:
Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile literature.
Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1130L
ISBN:
0590472674
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY Disaster Mur | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY Disaster Mur | Northeast Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY Disaster Mur | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY Disaster Mur | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY Disaster Mur | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
John Newbery Medal Honor, 1996.
John Newbery Medal Honor, 1996.