The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City's Soul by Scott W. Berg

The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City's Soul

Scott W. Berg

464 pages digital 2023

6 editions

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The enthralling story of the Great Chicago Fire and the power struggle over the city’s reconstruction in the wake of the tragedyIn October of 1871, Chicagoans knew they were due for the “big one”—a massive, uncontrollable fire that would decimate ...

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