Screen LibraryWhat was the Great Chicago Fire? /
"Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically every...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Group Author: | |
| Published: |
Penguin Random House, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
|
| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
What was
|
| Subjects: | |
| Summary: |
"Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overvie |
| Carrier Form: | 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 8 to 12. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: |
9780399541582 (paperback) : 0399541586 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | F548 |
| CLC: | K712.4 |
| Call Number: | K712.4/P278 |
| Contents: | What Was the Great Chicago Fire? -- Buckets, Hoses, and Horses -- Firefighters -- The Center of the Country -- A Disaster Waiting to Happen -- Mrs. O'Leary's Shed -- "Everything Went Wrong" -- Across the River -- Escape -- Camping in the Cemetery -- Finally! -- After the Fire -- Rebuilding -- The Little Chicago Fire -- Timelines. |