Chicago And The Great Conflagration, By Everett Chamberlain. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Chicago And The Great Conflagration, By Everett Chamberlain. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Add this copy of Chicago and the Great Conflagration to cart. $164.50, very good condition, Sold by DBookmahn's Used & Rare Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burke, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1871 by C. F. Vent.
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Very Good+ No Jacket-Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 528pp/illus/maps. Some foxing. Folded Maps. Illustrations made from actual photographs. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. On October 8, 1871, at around 9pm on a Sunday evening, a fire began in a barn outside Chicago, owned by Mrs. Katherine O'Leary. Driven by a strong wind out of the southwest, the flames headed straight for the center of the city, with branches of flame shooting in several directions. The fire spread quickly because of plank sidewalks, high winds and the Chicago River itself igniting from the massive amounts of pollution in the greasy river. By 1: 30am it reached the Courthouse tower; the watchman barely escaped by sliding down the banisters through the burning stairway. Original blind stamped cover. Light edgewear at spine.
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