Title |
The great fire
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Names |
Murphy, Jim.
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Book Number |
DB044868
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
An account of the conflagration that leveled much of Chicago in 1871. Chronicles events from the fire's outbreak and rapid spread to its extinguishment by rain, as reported by survivors and in documents of the period. Examines the origins, circumstances, and official failures that contributed to the disaster. For grades 5-8. A Newbery Honor Book.
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Narrator |
Carr, Dani.
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Local Subject |
History, United States - HUS
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Juvenile Book - JU
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History - HST
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Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN
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Short Book - SH
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Audience Notes |
Female narrator.
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For grades 5-8.
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Newbery Medal winner.
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LC Subject |
Fires - Illinois - Chicago - History - 19th century - Juvenile literature
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Chicago (Ill.) - History - To 1875 - Juvenile literature
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Call Number |
j977.311041 JNF
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Language |
English
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Released |
1995
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1995 (Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : Scholastic Inc., c1995.
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