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Title details for Portland's Greatest Conflagration by Michael Daicy - Available

Portland's Greatest Conflagration

by Michael Daicy
Don Whitney
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On the Fourth of July in 1866, joy turned to tragedy in Portland, Maine. A boy threw a firecracker onto a pile of wood shavings and it erupted in a blaze as residents prepared to celebrate the 110th anniversary of American independence in the momentous time following the Civil War. The violent conflagration killed two people and destroyed all structures on nearly thirty streets. Authors Michael Daicy and Don Whitney, both firefighters, chronicle the day's catastrophic events, as well as the bravery of those who fought the ferocious fire, dispelling the myth that ill-trained firefighting contributed to the devastation.

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Series: Disaster Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: December 11, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781614232100
  • Release date: December 11, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781614232100
  • File size: 1567 KB
  • Release date: December 11, 2011

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Kindle Book
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subjects

History Nonfiction

Languages

English

On the Fourth of July in 1866, joy turned to tragedy in Portland, Maine. A boy threw a firecracker onto a pile of wood shavings and it erupted in a blaze as residents prepared to celebrate the 110th anniversary of American independence in the momentous time following the Civil War. The violent conflagration killed two people and destroyed all structures on nearly thirty streets. Authors Michael Daicy and Don Whitney, both firefighters, chronicle the day's catastrophic events, as well as the bravery of those who fought the ferocious fire, dispelling the myth that ill-trained firefighting contributed to the devastation.

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History Nonfiction