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The great Peshtigo fire : stories and science from America's deadliest firestorm / Scott Knickelbine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knickelbine, Scott.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fires--Wisconsin--Peshtigo--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
- Fires.
- Whirlwinds--Wisconsin--Peshtigo--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
- Whirlwinds.
- Forest fires--Wisconsin--Peshtigo Region--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
- Forest fires.
- Fires--Social aspects--Wisconsin--Peshtigo--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
- Peshtigo (Wis.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
- Peshtigo (Wis.).
- Peshtigo Region (Wis.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
- Peshtigo Region (Wis.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (81 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- On the night of October 8, 1871, a whirlwind of fire swept through northeastern Wisconsin, destroying the bustling frontier town of Peshtigo.Trees, buildings, and people burst into flames.Metal melted.Sand turned into glass.People thought the end of the world had come.
- Contents:
- A tornado of fire
- Burning to build, building to burn
- The forest in flames
- The path of death
- A smoking waste
- Lessons of the Peshtigo Fire
- Time Line.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 76) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87020-602-8
- OCLC:
- 923517599
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