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What Was the Great Chicago Fire?

by Janet B. Pascal
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Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series.
On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting.
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Series: What Was? Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 25, 2016

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780399544231
  • File size: 97678 KB
  • Release date: October 25, 2016

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780399544231
  • File size: 98339 KB
  • Release date: October 25, 2016

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction Science

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5
Lexile® Measure:720
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3-4

Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series.
On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting.
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History Juvenile Nonfiction Science