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001 936619643
003 OCoLC
005 20220203102244.0
008 160722s2016 nyua j b 000 0 eng
010 _a2016033766
020 _a9780399541582 (paperback)
020 _a0399541586 (paperback)
020 _a9780399542381 (hardcover)
020 _a0399542388 (hardcover)
020 _z9780399544231 (ePub)
040 _aDLC
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082 _a977.31 PAS
092 _a977.311041
_bP278
100 1 _aPascal, Janet B.,
_eauthor.
_91241
245 1 0 _aWhat was the Great Chicago Fire? /
_cby Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Tim Foley.
300 _a108 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c20 cm.
490 1 _aWhat was--?
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 108) and index.
505 0 _aWhat 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.
520 2 _a"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"--
521 1 _aAges 8 to 12.
650 0 _aGreat Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aFires
_zIllinois
_zChicago
_xHistory
_y19th century
_vJuvenile literature.
651 0 _aChicago (Ill.)
_xHistory
_yTo 1875
_vJuvenile literature.
700 1 _aFoley, Tim,
_d1962-
_eillustrator.
830 0 _aWhat was--
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