Author: Keith M. Seafield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978662301
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Author: Carl Smith
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
ISBN: 0802148115
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279

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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

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 748

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Author: Worrall Reed Carter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Logistics, Naval
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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Author: Spencer L. Kimball
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Author: Alfred Goldberg
Publisher: Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, this volume includes unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. It features 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.

Author: National Board of Fire Underwriters
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: Madison, James H.
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
ISBN: 0871953633
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359

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A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

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ISBN:
Category : Income tax
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: Richard Meo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935795643
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 760

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This book and the others in this series are a compilation of hundreds of sources over the past 15 years. In these pages are stories of battles and wars and of hundreds of political decisions made and unmade that form the tangled web of history, most of which few have ever heard. The topic of all this research is the long trail of events that culminated in the terror attacks of 9/11. Captain Meo was the CO of Engine Company 34 on W. 38th Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan on September 11, 2001. Off on a last-minute shift swap, he responded to the recall and arrived in the city just after the South Tower collapsed. He was nominated to the US Naval Academy in 1975, accepted into the USMC PLC program, and graduated from Oswego College with a BA in biology in 1979. He was appointed to the FDNY in 1980 and attended John Jay College for Fire Science. Promotions to Lieutenant and Captain followed and he retired in 2003. Captain Meo is the author of My Turn on the Fire Lines and is a speaker on the topic of the 9/11 attacks.