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What was the Great Chicago Fire? / by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Tim Foley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What was--Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780399541582 (paperback)
  • 0399541586 (paperback)
  • 9780399542381 (hardcover)
  • 0399542388 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 977.31 PAS
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.
Scope and content: "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 overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting"--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Children's Room G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 977.31 PAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4008483
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977.3 BOE Illinois 977.3 HAM Illinois : the Prairie State / 977.3 MUR Illinois / 977.31 PAS What was the Great Chicago Fire? / 977.4 DUB Michigan 977.4 HAM Michigan : the Great Lakes State / 977.4 MUR Michigan /

Includes bibliographical references (pages 108) and index.

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.

"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 overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting"--

Ages 8 to 12.

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