The Great Boston Fire: The Inferno That Nearly Incinerated the City - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Globe Pequot PressISBN-13:9781493054985ISBN-10:1493054988UPC:9781493054985Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:6.20 x 9.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SC9Z220Z5G
The Great Boston Fire: The Inferno That Nearly Incinerated the City
For two days in November, 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population traumatized. Coming barely a year after the infamous Chicago fire, Boston's inferno turned out to be one of the most expensive fires per acre in US history. Yet today few are aware of how close Boston came to destruction. Boston author Stephanie Schorow masterfully recounts the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Globe Pequot PressISBN-13:9781493054985ISBN-10:1493054988UPC:9781493054985Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:6.20 x 9.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SC9Z220Z5G
Stephanie Schorow is a veteran journalist who has worked for the Boston Herald, the Associated Press, and other media. Her previous books include: Inside the Combat Zone: The Stripped Down Story of Boston's Most Notorious Neighborhood; Drinking Boston: A History of the City and its Spirits; Boston on Fire: A History of Fires and Firefighting in Boston; and The Cocoanut Grove Fire. See...
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