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History Of Chicago From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871
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Book Synopsis History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871 by : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Download or read book History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis From 1857 until the fire of 1871 by : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Download or read book From 1857 until the fire of 1871 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis HISTORY OF CHICAGO FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME, by : A. T. ANDREAS
Download or read book HISTORY OF CHICAGO FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME, written by A. T. ANDREAS and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis From 1857 until the fire of 1871 by : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Download or read book From 1857 until the fire of 1871 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Chicago From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Vol. 2 of 3 by : A. T. Andreas
Download or read book History of Chicago From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Vol. 2 of 3 written by A. T. Andreas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Chicago From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Vol. 2 of 3: From 1857 Until the Fire of 1871 In perusing this volume, some cursory idea may be formed of the enormous quantity of labor that has been bestowed upon its authorship; the expenditure of such work is an index to the amount that was utilized in the construction and improvement of the city up to October 8, 1871. Step by step have the compilers followed the citizens of Chicago during the erection of their habitations and commerce; as their pencils recorded the vast amount of progress in all branches of the arts and sciences, in mechanics and agriculture, in trade and manufacture, they realized the unparalleled advance of the Garden City from 1857 to 1871, and as their records were examined for this work, it was apparent that the principal difficulty in recording it was not what to write, but what not to write. Only fourteen years of a city's existence, and a folio volume of eight hundred pages is inadequate to fully record it. Mirabile dicta! Relative to the accuracy of the statements made, it is pertinent to remark that neither time, labor nor money have been spared in gathering the material, which, after its compilation, was submitted to competent judges of its verity; and upon their dicta were excisions, additions or changes made. It is not considered that perfection has been attained, but every precaution and care has been utilized to insure accuracy. The publishers are cognizant of the fidelity and scrupulous pains that have been taken in every process of making this book, and give it to the citizens of Chicago, confident that everything possible has been done to make it worthy of the city of which it is the history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885 by : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Download or read book History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis From the fire of 1871 until 1885 by : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Download or read book From the fire of 1871 until 1885 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smoldering City written by Karen Sawislak and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-12-15 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the various debates the city faced after the Chicago fire in dealing with homelessness, the care and feeding of much of the population and the problem of rebuilding amidst political chaos and people working at cross purposes. Explains the events that led up to the Chicago fire: intensely dry conditions, a 20-m.p.h. southwest wind, and an unfortunate spark at 10 o"clock on the night of Oct. 8 all combined to turn Chicago into a "vast ocean of flame". The rift between the immigrant working class and the wealthy 'native-born' Chicagoans made Catherine O'Leary (and her famous cow) a perfect scapegoat for anti-Irish, anti-working class invective. Provides historical maps, plates and engravings, with an epilogue and notes.
Book Synopsis From the fire of 1871 until 1885 by : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Download or read book From the fire of 1871 until 1885 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Chicago: Ending with the year 1857 by : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Download or read book History of Chicago: Ending with the year 1857 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow by : Richard F. Bales
Download or read book The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow written by Richard F. Bales and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 swallowed up more than three square miles in two days, leaving thousands homeless and 300 dead. Throughout history, the fire has been attributed to Mrs. O'Leary, an immigrant Irish milkmaid, and her cow. On one level, the tale of Mrs. O'Leary's cow is merely the quintessential urban legend. But the story also represents a means by which the upper classes of Chicago could blame the fire's chaos on a member of the working poor. Although that fire destroyed the official county documents, some land tract records were saved. Using this and other primary source information, Richard F. Bales created a scale drawing that reconstructed the O'Leary neighborhood. Next he turned to the transcripts--more than 1,100 handwritten pages--from an investigation conducted by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, which interviewed 50 people over the course of 12 days. The board's final report, published in the Chicago newspapers on December 12, 1871, indicates that commissioners were unable to determine the cause of the fire. And yet, by analyzing the 50 witnesses' testimonies, the author concludes that the commissioners could have determined the cause of the fire had they desired to do so. Being more concerned with saving their own reputation from post-fire reports of incompetence, drunkenness and bribery, the commissioners failed to press forward for an answer. The author has uncovered solid evidence as to what really caused the Great Chicago Fire.
Book Synopsis History of the Great Fires in Chicago and the West by : Rev. E. J. Goodspeed
Download or read book History of the Great Fires in Chicago and the West written by Rev. E. J. Goodspeed and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Book Synopsis history of the great fires in chicago and the west by : e.j. goodspeed
Download or read book history of the great fires in chicago and the west written by e.j. goodspeed and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 by : Christy Marx
Download or read book The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 written by Christy Marx and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the 1871 fire that destroyed much of Chicago, Illinois, examining its causes, the resulting devastation, and its aftermath.
Book Synopsis Chicago and Its Resources Twenty Years After, 1871-1891 by : Royal L. La Touche
Download or read book Chicago and Its Resources Twenty Years After, 1871-1891 written by Royal L. La Touche and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Great Chicago Fire Of 1871 by : Paul Bennie
Download or read book The Great Chicago Fire Of 1871 written by Paul Bennie and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What really happened in Mrs. O'Leary's barn that autumn night in Chicago? Though no one knows for sure, what is certain is someone, or something, ignited a load of hay on fire, and the city of Chicago would never be the same. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 raged for more than 24 hours, obliterating the downtown and sparking a mass exodus to the prairies and lake. The flames grew so hot that they melted iron and marble, and the twisting winds tore the roofs off houses. The individual stories of courage and tragedy, recounted by survivors who fought for their lives, captivated a nation and elicited an outpouring of aid. The stricken city would rise again, but its tale of near extinction would remain one of America's most defining legends.
Book Synopsis The Burning of the World by : Scott W. Berg
Download or read book The Burning of the World written by Scott W. Berg and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enthralling story of the Great Chicago Fire and the power struggle over the city’s reconstruction in the wake of the tragedy In October of 1871, Chicagoans knew they were due for the “big one”—a massive, uncontrollable fire that would decimate the city. There hadn’t been a meaningful rain since July, and several big blazes had nearly outstripped the fire department’s scant resources. On October 8, when Kate Leary’s barn caught fire, so began a catastrophe that would forever change the soul of the city. Leary was a diligent, hardworking Irish woman, no more responsible for the fire than anyone else in the city at that time. But the conflagration that spread from her property quickly overtook the neighborhood, and before too long the floating embers had spread to the far reaches of the city. Families took to the streets with everything they could carry. Grain towers threatened to blow. The Chicago River boiled. Over the course of the next forty-eight hours, Chicago saw the biggest and most destructive disaster the United States had ever endured, and Leary would be its scapegoat. Out of the ashes rose not just new skyscrapers, tenements, and homes, but also a new political order. The city’s elite saw an opportunity to rebuild on their terms, cracking down on crime and licentiousness and fortifying a business-friendly environment. But the city’s working class recognized a naked power grab that would challenge their traditions, hurt their chances of rebuilding, and move power out of elected officials’ hands and into private interests. As quickly as the firefight ended, another battle for the future of the city began between the town’s business elites and the poor and immigrant working class. An enrapturing account of the fire’s devastating path and an eye-opening look at its aftermath, The Burning of the World tells the story of one of the most infamous calamities in history and the powerful transformation that followed.