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portada Chicago Aflame: The Story of the 1871 Chicago Fire
Type
Physical Book
Author
Language
English
Pages
166
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781257068913

Chicago Aflame: The Story of the 1871 Chicago Fire

Hollis Grevan (Author) · · Paperback

Chicago Aflame: The Story of the 1871 Chicago Fire - Hollis Grevan

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Synopsis "Chicago Aflame: The Story of the 1871 Chicago Fire"

In October 1871, a firestorm tore through Chicago with a fury so intense that it reduced one of America's fastest-growing cities to rubble in less than two days. Entire neighborhoods vanished, businesses crumbled, and families fled with nothing but the clothes on their backs. By the time the flames burned themselves out, hundreds were dead, more than 100,000 were homeless, and a thriving metropolis lay in ruins. Yet from the ashes came something extraordinary. Instead of surrendering to despair, Chicago rose again-faster, bigger, and more determined than ever. The disaster that could have ended the city's story became the event that defined it, spurring innovations in architecture, modern firefighting, and urban planning. Out of tragedy emerged resilience, ambition, and a new vision of what an American city could become. This book brings the Great Fire to life in vivid detail, tracing the human stories of loss and survival, the myths that clouded memory, and the relentless drive that rebuilt a city in record time. It explores how a single event scarred a community while also shaping the identity of Chicago and leaving lessons still relevant today. Both heartbreaking and inspiring, it is the story of how disaster reshaped not just a city, but the very idea of resilience in America.

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