The Great Boston Fire
The Inferno That Nearly Incinerated the City
For two days in November, 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population traumatized. Coming barely a year after the infamous Chicago fire, Boston's inferno turned out to be one of the most expensive fires per acre in US history. Yet today few are aware of how close Boston came to destruction. Boston author Stephanie Schorow masterfully recounts the fire's history from the foolish decisions that precipitated it to the heroics of firefighters who fought it. Lavishly illustrated with period artwork and photographs and published just before the fire's 150th anniversary, The Great Boston Fire captures…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4930-5499-2
- EAN: 9781493054992
- Produktnummer: 37995840
- Verlag: Globe Pequot
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Abbildungen: 74 Illustrations including: - 74 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
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