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The lost city! : drama of the fire-fiend! or, Chicago, as it was, and as it is! And its glorious future! A vivid and truthful picture of all of interest connected with the destruction of Chicago and the terrible fires of the great North-west ...
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The lost city! : drama of the fire-fiend! or, Chicago, as it was, and as it is! And its glorious future! A vivid and truthful picture of all of interest connected with the destruction of Chicago and the terrible fires of the great North-west ...

Author: Frank Luzerne; John G Wells
Publisher: New York : Wells & Co. ; Chicago, Ills. : M.A. Parker & Co. ..., 1872.
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Luzerne, Frank.
Lost city!
New York, Wells & Co.: Chicago, Ills., M.A. Parker & Co., 1872
(OCoLC)662525831
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Frank Luzerne; John G Wells
ISBN: 9781425531072 1425531075
OCLC Number: 3303390
Notes: "Profusely illustrated with maps and engravings from photographs taken on the spot."
Description: 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
Pioneer history : Chicago as it was in the earlier days : facts and incidents from various sources of authentic information --
General history : improvements - town and city organizations - price of real estate - instances of sudden fortunes, etc. --
Present history : a brief glance at some salient points of Chicago's pre-eminence --
Prominent buildings destroyed and those preserved within the burnt district --
A general account : of what the authors saw and heard, including his personal view of the fire, and many thrilling incidents --
The great conflagration : historically treated : the first fire --
The great fire : of the eighth of October --
The burning city / by N. S. Emerson --
Incidents, accidents, tragedies, and wonderful escapes : a record of facts stranger than any fiction --
The Fire Marshal's graphic story of the great fire : startling incidents forcibly detailed --
Call for help for Chicago / by N. S. Emerson --
Starting of the first lightning train : with relief for Chicago / by N. S. Emerson --
Relief : heavenly charity - sublime sympathy ; The great heart of the people aroused ; Immense donation from all parts of the country, etc. --
Railroads --
The great northwest fires : full description, with thrilling incidents --
The great fires of the past.
Other Titles: Drama of the fire-fiend! or, Chicago, as it was, and as it is
Drama of the fire-fiend!
Through the flames and beyond :
Chicago, as it was, and as it is
Responsibility: by Frank Luzerne ; edited by John G. Wells.

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