The Essential Great Chicago Fire

By William Pack

Book Overview

The Essential Great Chicago Fire is, quite simply, the essential things you need to know about the Chicago Fire of 1871. Author William Pack weaves together technical details with vivid firsthand accounts by those who lived through the conflagration, bringing alive all the excitement and terror of the event that almost destroyed Chicago. Also included are selected reprints of contemporary poems and songs about the fire, first hand accounts from survivors, and an interview with the Chief Fire Marshall John Williams.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512387592
• ISBN13: 9781512387599
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"