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By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, [the author] constructs a ... narrative that recreates the events ... And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people...
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Scholastic Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [1995] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Scholastic hardcover
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| Summary: |
By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, [the author] constructs a ... narrative that recreates the events ... And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.-Dust jacket. |
| Carrier Form: | 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. |
| Awards: |
Newbery Honor Book, 1996 American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1996. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780590472678 0590472674 0590472666 9780590472661 |
| Index Number: | F548 |
| CLC: | K712.9 |
| Call Number: | K712.9/M978 |
| Contents: | A city ready to burn -- "Everything went wrong!" -- "The dogs of hell were upon the housetops" -- "A surging ocean of flame" -- "Chicago is in flames" -- "The ghost of Chicago" -- Myth and reality. |