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Loading... What Was the Great Chicago Fire?by Janet Pascal
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"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"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Plot Summary: A very long time ago, the only way to put out a fire was with neighbors using buckets of water. Then hoses and fire trucks were invented, but the people who used them were volunteers who competed against other fire fighters for who got to put out the fire and get the money for their hard work. Finally, fire fighters were hired by cities. In Chicago, the city everyone knew would burn to the ground one day, they had everything in place to limit the spread of the inevitable fire. But a series of major mistakes caused it to spread and spread and spread. What started it? What were the mistakes? Where did people go? How many people died? How did they rebuild?
Setting: Chicago, 1871
Characters: none
Recurring Themes: fire prevention, cities, history, fire fighting, recovery
Controversial Issues: none
Personal Thoughts: This was a good explanation but definitely only gave some basic details. I learned a few things but I also think many things were left out, such as how Chicago took the opportunity to plan the city rebuilding thoroughly.
Genre: Narrative non-fiction
Pacing: fast
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