The Great Boston Fire of 1872

by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Book Overview

The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was a spectacular conflagration that destroyed Old Boston and allowed a phoenix to arise from the ashes.

Few events can be said to have changed the face of Boston forever. Eventually destroying 775 buildings and causing millions of dollars in damage to the commercial section that we now know as Boston's business district. This conflagration ranks among the most destructive fires in American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738538531
• ISBN13: 9780738538532
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.1"