Under a flaming sky : the Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 / Daniel James Brown.
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TextPublication details: New York : Harper Perennial, 2007, c2006.Edition: 1st Harper Perennial edDescription: xi, 256, 16 p. : ill., map ; 21 cmISBN: - 006123625X
- 9780061236259
- Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
On September 1, 1894, two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping more than two thousand people. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like glowing gas, and 200-foot-tall flames. As temperatures reached 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit, the firestorm knocked down buildings and carried flaming debris high into the sky. Two trains--one with every single car on fire--became the only means of escape. In all, more than four hundred people would die, leading to a revolution in forestry management and the birth of federal agencies that monitor and fight wildfires.
A spellbinding account of danger, devastation, and courage, Under a Flaming Sky reveals the dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the tragedy and brings into focus the ordinary citizens whose lives it irrevocably marked.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-256 ) and index.
1. Night music -- 2. Morning -- 3. Home -- 4. Something wicked -- 5. The cauldron -- 6. Ragnarok -- 7. Under the stone -- 8. Into the ring -- 9. Out of the ashes -- 10. The broken season -- 11. Drifting embers.