Author: Keith M. SeafieldPublisher:
ISBN: 9780978662301
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
History of the Chicago Fire Insurance Patrol, 1871-1959
Author: Keith M. SeafieldPublisher:
ISBN: 9780978662301
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Chicago's Great Fire
Author: Carl SmithPublisher: Grove Atlantic
ISBN: 0802148115
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
A definitive chronicle of the 1871 Chicago Fire as remembered by those who experienced it—from the author of Chicago and the American Literary Imagination. Over three days in October, 1871, much of Chicago, Illinois, was destroyed by one of the most legendary urban fires in history. Incorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago had grown at a breathtaking pace in the intervening decades—and much of the hastily-built city was made of wood. Starting in Catherine and Patrick O’Leary’s barn, the Fire quickly grew out of control, twice jumping branches of the Chicago River on its relentless path through the city’s three divisions. While the death toll was miraculously low, nearly a third of Chicago residents were left homeless and more were instantly unemployed. This popular history of the Great Chicago Fire approaches the subject through the memories of those who experienced it. Chicago historian Carl Smith builds the story around memorable characters, both known to history and unknown, including the likes of General Philip Sheridan and Robert Todd Lincoln. Smith chronicles the city’s rapid growth and its place in America’s post-Civil War expansion. The dramatic story of the fire—revealing human nature in all its guises—became one of equally remarkable renewal, as Chicago quickly rose back up from the ashes thanks to local determination and the world’s generosity. As we approach the fire’s 150th anniversary, Carl Smith’s compelling narrative at last gives this epic event its full and proper place in our national chronicle. “The best book ever written about the fire, a work of deep scholarship by Carl Smith that reads with the forceful narrative of a fine novel. It puts the fire and its aftermath in historical, political and social context. It’s a revelatory pleasure to read.” —Chicago Tribune
A Quarter-century's Fire Underwriting, 1871-1896
Author: National Fire Insurance Co. (Hartford, Conn.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Author: Christy MarxPublisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823944873
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the 1871 fire that destroyed much of Chicago, Illinois, examining its causes, the resulting devastation, and its aftermath.
History of the Great Chicago Fire, October 8, 9, and 10, 1871
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
History of the Great Fires in Chicago and the West ...
Author: Edgar Johnson GoodspeedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
... Annual Report of the Fire Insurance Patrol of the City of Philadelphia
Author: Fire Insurance Patrol of the City of PhiladelphiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance, Fire
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
History of the Chicago Fire Department
Author: Chicago (Ill.). Fire DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The History of the National Board of Fire Underwriters
Author: Harry Chase BrearleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Great Chicago Fire
Author: David LowePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157024
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Definitive treatment of 1871 fire — one of the greatest disasters in American history — includes eyewitness accounts and before-and-after illustrations. 70 photographs and engravings.