The Chicago Fire, 1871: The Blaze That Nearly Destroyed a City

by Corinne J. Naden

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Describes the Chicago of 1871, how it burned, how it recovered to rise again, and how the disaster helped bring about social changes in Chicago and other cities.

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Corinne J. Naden is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than 100 books, including Characters in Young Adult Literature (1997) and Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Explained (2009).

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Important places
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Important events
Great Chicago Fire (1871)
Original language
English

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
977.3History & geographyHistory of North AmericaNorth central United StatesIllinois
LCC
F548.42 .N3Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin AmericaUnited States local historyIllinois

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