A Chicago Firehouse

Author : Karen Kruse
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0738518573

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From its humble beginnings in 1884 as a one-story frame building with one bay to house Hose Company 4 and its team of horses, Engine Company 78 has been the firefighting sentinel at the end of Waveland Avenue, sitting in the shadow of Wrigley Field. Using vintage photographs and moving stories from firefighters themselves, Karen Kruse captures the spirit and heroism of this historic Chicago landmark. Captain Robert F. Kruse served the Chicago Fire Department for 30 years, half of those at Wrigleyville's Engine 78. Growing up within the tight-knit firefighting community, Ms. Kruse records the dramatic and touching stories from her father's and his peers' experiences, and combines them in this volume exploring the unique history of Lakeview's firehouse, including a foreword by Mike Ditka and preface by Fire Commissioner James Joyce. With details about little known historic districts and a brief guide to Chicago's cemeteries and their relations to firefighters, A Chicago Firehouse: Stories of Wrigleyville's Engine 78 relays in first-hand accounts some of Chicago's most fiery tragedies, the brave men who battled them, and the diversity of the neighborhood that housed them.

Author : Karen Kruse
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439613122

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A Chicago Firehouse by Karen Kruse Pdf

From its humble beginnings in 1884 as a one-story frame building with one bay to house Hose Company 4 and its team of horses, Engine Company 78 has been the firefighting sentinel at the end of Waveland Avenue, sitting in the shadow of Wrigley Field. Using vintage photographs and moving stories from firefighters themselves, Karen Kruse captures the spirit and heroism of this historic Chicago landmark. Captain Robert F. Kruse served the Chicago Fire Department for 30 years, half of those at Wrigleyville's Engine 78. Growing up within the tight-knit firefighting community, Ms. Kruse records the dramatic and touching stories from her father's and his peers' experiences, and combines them in this volume exploring the unique history of Lakeview's firehouse, including a foreword by Mike Ditka and preface by Fire Commissioner James Joyce. With details about little known historic districts and a brief guide to Chicago's cemeteries and their relations to firefighters, A Chicago Firehouse: Stories of Wrigleyville's Engine 78 relays in first-hand accounts some of Chicago's most fiery tragedies, the brave men who battled them, and the diversity of the neighborhood that housed them.

Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545658478

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I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived #11) by Lauren Tarshis Pdf

Could an entire city really burn to the ground? Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city, but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode.An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating fires in history? Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times-bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!

Author : Janet B. Pascal,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399544231

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What Was the Great Chicago Fire? by Janet B. Pascal,Who HQ Pdf

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.

Author : Ross Miller
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0252069145

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The Great Chicago Fire by Ross Miller Pdf

A study of the great Chicago fire of 1871 and the rebuilding that followed, focusing on how the city manipulated the tragedy into a lasting myth about the modern struggle against adversity.

Author : Richard F. Bales
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476604763

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The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow by Richard F. Bales Pdf

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.

Author : Titan Books Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1783293411

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Chicago Fire: Novel 1 by Titan Books Staff Pdf

The first novel tie-in for the popular Chicago Fire TV series. The show explores the lives of the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, both professional and personal. Following the death of Fireman Andrew Darden, the loyalties fracture and divide as the leader of Truck 81, Lt. Matthew Casey and the leader of the elite rescue squad, Lt. Kelly Severide both blame each other. New to the station is Candidate Peter Mills, who is following in the footsteps of his late father and trying to find his place. With paramedics Gabriela Dawson and Leslie Shay and under leadership of Battalion Chief Wallace Boden, the team faces life or death decisions every day, but look to each other like family.

Author : Adam Selzer
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781510713451

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Mysterious Chicago by Adam Selzer Pdf

From Chicago historian Adam Selzer, expert on all of the Windy City’s quirks and oddities, comes a compelling heavily researched anthology of the stories behind its most fascinating unsolved mysteries. To create this unique volume, Selzer has collected forty unsolved mysteries from the 1800s to modern day. He has poured through all newspaper, magazine, and book references to them, and consulted expert historians. Topics covered include who really started the great Chicago fire, who was the first “automobile murderer,” and even if there was actually a vampire slaying at Rose Hill cemetery. The result is both a colorful read to get lost in, a window to a world of curiosity and wonder, as well as a volume that separates fact from fiction—true crime from urban legend. Complementing the gripping stories Selzer presents are original images of the crime and its suspects as developed by its original investigators. Readers will marvel at how each character and crime were presented, and happily journey with Selzer as he presents all facts and theories presented at the time of the “crime” and uses modern hindsight to assemble the pieces.

Author : Paul Bennie
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438103211

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The Great Chicago Fire Of 1871 by Paul Bennie Pdf

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.

Author : Carl Smith
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226764252

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Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief by Carl Smith Pdf

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman—these remarkable events in what many considered the quintessential American city forced people across the country to confront the disorder that seemed inevitably to accompany urban growth and social change. In Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief, Carl Smith explores the imaginative dimensions of these events as he traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in the minds of Americans. Examining a remarkable range of writings and illustrations, as well as protests, public gatherings, trials, hearings, and urban reform and construction efforts, Smith argues that these three events—and the public awareness of them—not only informed one another, but collectively shaped how Americans understood, and continue to understand, Chicago and modern urban life. This classic of urban cultural history is updated with a foreword by the author that expands our understanding of urban disorder to encompass such recent examples as Hurricane Katrina, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and 9/11. “Cultural history at its finest. By utilizing questions and methodologies of urban studies, social history, and literary history, Smith creates a sophisticated account of changing visions of urban America.”—Robin F. Bachin, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Author : ANONYMOUS
Publisher : THE PUBLISHER
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Great Chicago Fire: Accident, Arson, Or Conspiracy? by ANONYMOUS Pdf

This book delves into the intriguing mystery surrounding the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Was it truly an accident caused by Mrs. O'Leary's cow, or was it a deliberate act of arson or even a wider conspiracy? With meticulous research and analysis, the author explores the calm before the storm, the night of the inferno, and the aftermath of the devastating fire. The narrative probes into the various theories and speculations surrounding the fire's origins, including the role of rivalries and vendettas, political motivations, and secret societies. Investigative dead ends, flawed investigations, and cover-ups are closely examined, offering readers a captivating journey into the enigma. The book also explores the psychological profiling of the culprit, the cultural impact of the tragedy, and the legacy of the Great Chicago Fire on fire safety and economic recovery. This meticulously researched and gripping exploration of a historical mystery will leave readers questioning what really happened that fateful night and its lasting impact on the city of Chicago.

Author : Kate Hannigan
Publisher : First Second
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250174260

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History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire by Kate Hannigan Pdf

Let this graphic novel be your time machine! In History Comics, the new nonfiction graphic novel series from First Second, the past comes alive! A deadly blaze engulfs Chicago for two terrifying days! A brother, a sister, and a helpless puppy must race through the city to stay one step ahead of the devilish inferno. But can they reunite with their lost family before it’s too late? In History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire, learn how a city rose up from the one of the worst catastrophes in American history, and how this disaster forever changed how homes, buildings, and communities are constructed.

Author : Kay Melchisedech Olson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736868755

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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 by Kay Melchisedech Olson Pdf

Discover the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, an inferno that forever changed the city's skyline, in this epic graphic novel! Dramatic illustrations and fast-paced text provide a "you-are-there" experience. With extensive back matter, including a bibliography, extended reading list, glossary, and further Internet sources, young readers will gobble up this action-packed comic book about one of history's most compelling disasters.

Author : Chicago relief and aid society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Fires
ISBN : OXFORD:590225258

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Report ... of disbursement of contributions for the sufferers by the Chicago fire by Chicago relief and aid society Pdf

Author : Marc Tyler Nobleman
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0756517257

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The Great Chicago Fire by Marc Tyler Nobleman Pdf

Discusses the 1871 Chicago fire, its causes, the devastation it caused, and the aftermath.