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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Luzerne, Frank. Lost city! New York, Wells & Co.: Chicago, Ills., M.A. Parker & Co., 1872 (OCoLC)662525831 |
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| 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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