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The Great Chicago Fire
by Paul M. Angle
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicag: The Chicago Historical Society, 1971. First. Hardcover. Near fine/Very Good+. The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8-10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of the city center. A long period of hot, dry, windy conditions, and the wooden construction prevalent in the city, led to the conflagration. The fire leapt the south branch of the Chicago River and destroyed much of central Chicago and then leapt the main stem of the river, consuming the Near North Side.
Help flowed to the city from near and far after the fire. The city government improved building codes to stop the rapid spread of future fires and rebuilt rapidly to those higher standards.
This copy is near fine in photo illustrated boards with black titles on the spine and front cover. Just slight bumping at the spine ends. The text is clean and unmarked. The clipped DJ shows some edge wear and small tears at the spine ends but no loss.
Appears unread.
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B149
- Title
- The Great Chicago Fire
- Author
- Paul M. Angle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- The Chicago Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Chicag
- Date Published
- 1971
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Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
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About Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
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