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Chicago death trap : the Iroquiois theatre fire of 1903 / Nat Brandt ; with an introduction by Perry R. Duis and Cathlyn Schallhorn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brandt, Nat, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iroquois Theater (Chicago, Ill.) Fire, 1903.
- Fires--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.
- Fires.
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--1875-.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale, [Illinois] : Southern Illinois University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- On the afternoon of December 30, 1903, during a sold-out matinee performance, a fire broke out in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre.In the short span of twenty minutes, more than six hundred people were asphyxiated, burned, or trampled to death in a panicked mob's failed attempt to escape.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1. Warning Signs
- 2. "Absolutely Fireproof "
- 3. Play and Players
- 4. Opening Night
- 5. 3:15 P.M., Wednesday, December 30, 1903
- 6. In the Parquet and Boxes
- 7. In the Dress Circle and Gallery
- Gallery 1
- 8. The Rescuers
- 9. The News Spreads Rapidly
- 10. Morgue Scenes
- 11. In Mourning
- Gallery 2
- 12. A State of Shock
- 13. Safety Last
- 14. Finger Pointing
- 15. Blind Justice
- 16. Curtains
- 17. Ashes and Embers
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Other Books by Nat Brandt
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-8796-4
- OCLC:
- 968767178
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