The Cocoanut Grove

Author : John C. Esposito
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 030681501X

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Fire in the Grove by John C. Esposito Pdf

On Saturday night, November 28, 1942, Boston suffered its worst disaster ever. At the city's premier nightspot, the Cocoanut Grove, the largest nightclub fire in U.S. history took the lives of 492 people--nearly one of every two people on the premises. A flash of fire that started in an imitation palm tree rolled through the overcrowded club with breathtaking speed and in a mere eight minutes anyone left in the club was dead or doomed. The Grove was a classic firetrap, the product of greed and indifference on the part of the owners and the politicians who had knowingly allowed such conditions to exist. Against the backdrop of Boston politics, cronyism, and corruption, author John C. Esposito re-creates the drama of the fire and explores the public outcry that followed. In retelling the horrific events of one of America's most cataclysmic tragedies, Esposito has fashioned both an incomparably gripping narrative and a vibrant portrait of the era. But it is the intense, detailed narrative of the fire--harrowing yet compulsively readable--and the trials that followed that will stay with the reader well after they finish this remarkable book. "[Esposito] reminds us that the cautionary tale of the Cocoanut Grove is still relevant today." (New York Law Journal)

Author : Edward Keyes
Publisher : Atheneum Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000821376

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The Cocoanut Grove by Edward Keyes Pdf

Provides a minute-by-minute account of the fire in Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub in 1942.

Author : Paul Benzaquin
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787202535

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Holocaust! by Paul Benzaquin Pdf

First published in November 1959, this is the bestselling account of the fire at The Cocoanut Grove, a premier nightclub during the post-Prohibition 1930s and 1940s in Boston, Massachusetts, on the night of November 28, 1942. It was the scene of the deadliest nightclub fire in history, killing 492 people and injuring hundreds more. The scale of the tragedy shocked the nation and briefly replaced the events of World War II in newspaper headlines. It led to a reform of safety standards and codes across the U.S., and to major changes in the treatment and rehabilitation of burn victims internationally. Written by radio broadcaster and Boston Globe journalist, Paul Benzaquin, this book is widely regarded as one of the most harrowing tales in the annals of disaster: a story of panic and desperation, of chaos and utter fear, it is also a story of almost incredible courage and ingenuity in the midst of despair. What gives this story lasting value is its emphasis on the aftermath of the fire: the medical innovations wrought by hospital workers in their attempt to save lives; the change in safety regulations brought about by the official enquiry in to the causes of the fire. Paul Benzaquin has scrupulously sifted facts from fancy and with powerful dramatic force molded these and other important elements into a stunning narrative, making Holocaust! a powerful book. Unmissable reading. Contains a detailed layout plan of The Cocanut Grove illustrated with over 20 black-and-white photographs.

Author : Stephanie Schorow
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Boston (Mass.)
ISBN : 9781889833880

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The Cocoanut Grove Fire by Stephanie Schorow Pdf

On the Night of November 28, 1942, a fire raged through Boston's number one glitter spot, the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in the South End. The worst nightclub fire in American history was over within minutes as flames and fumes swept through the two-story building. Some escaped through luck, fate, or guile, but by midnight, more than five hundred people were dead, dying, or maimed for life. In her gripping narrative, journalist Stephanie Schorow tells the story of the tragic night that made the name "Cocoanut Grove" synonymous with horror and devastation. As Schorow writes, "The inferno reached deep into the city's social structure-its politics, medical care, law enforcement, and religious life-and touched nearly everyone in the Boston area that day, even those who had never set foot in the club." Book jacket.

Author : Deepika Shetty
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781636067261

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Coconut Grove by Deepika Shetty Pdf

Food as the essence of sustenance for human beings has evolved over civilizations. Today each country has its distinct cuisine and within countries, there are diverse culinary delicacies that are steeped in history. India with its vast cultural vicissitudes has many specific food habits, some of which have been handed down generations, giving each state their unique identity. Karnataka is indeed a cultural potpourri of people who have inherited various culinary practices through civilizations and many of the delicacies have ingrained recipes based on the local availability of various ingredients. Spices are also another salient feature of Indian cooking practices and no state or region is an exception to the use of spices local and general in throwing up mouth-watering dishes with distinct local flavours In this book the author shares her recipes she grew up on, with little personal anecdotes woven into it, and explains how entwined our lives are with food. It is coastal cuisine with distinct flavours that are part of Mangaluruean cuisine. They are simplified for you to embrace it, making it a part of your dinner table wherever you come from, whatever your heritage.

Author : Margaret Tante Burk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:39000001558118

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Are the Stars Out Tonight? by Margaret Tante Burk Pdf

For seven decades the history of Hollywood and Los Angeles was centered on the Ambassador Hotel and Cocoanut Grove. Margaret Burk captured the stories and characters in her best-selling book, which became a Hollywood classic. Some of her stories are about the early Academy Awards where Oscar got its name, the Golden Globes, the glamorous award and fashion shows, film premieres and sporting events that took place there.

Author : Stephanie Schorow
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439676639

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The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire by Stephanie Schorow Pdf

On November 28, 1942, fire roared through Boston's famed Cocoanut Grove nightclub during what was supposed to be a high-spirited Saturday night. By midnight, more than five hundred people were dead, dying, or maimed for life. Local author Stephanie Schorow probes the club's history, the circumstances leading to the fire, and the tragedy's lingering impact. The inferno reached deep into the city's social structure--its politics, medical care, law enforcement, and religious life--and touched nearly everyone in the Boston area, even those who had never set foot in the club. In this newly updated and revised edition, Schorow has added new information, photographs, interviews and insights on the worst nightclub fire in American history.

Author : Roben Farzad
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780698409828

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Hotel Scarface by Roben Farzad Pdf

The wild, true story of the Mutiny, the hotel and club that embodied the decadence of Miami’s cocaine cowboys heyday—and an inspiration for the blockbuster film, Scarface... In the seventies, coke hit Miami with the full force of a hurricane, and no place attracted dealers and dopers like Coconut Grove’s Mutiny at Sailboat Bay. Hollywood royalty, rock stars, and models flocked to the hotel’s club to order bottle after bottle of Dom and to snort lines alongside narcos, hit men, and gunrunners, all while marathon orgies burned upstairs in elaborate fantasy suites. Amid the boatloads of powder and cash reigned the new kings of Miami: three waves of Cuban immigrants vying to dominate the trafficking of one of the most lucrative commodities ever known to man. But as the kilos—and bodies—began to pile up, the Mutiny became target number one for law enforcement. Based on exclusive interviews and never-before-seen documents, Hotel Scarface is a portrait of a city high on excess and greed, an extraordinary work of investigative journalism offering an unprecedented view of the rise and fall of cocaine—and the Mutiny—in Miami.

Author : Beth Dunlop
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780847839643

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The Tropical Cottage by Beth Dunlop Pdf

Quaint cottage meets tropical paradise in this delightful consideration of the homes, gardens, and interiors of "The Grove." Coconut Grove is a seaside hideaway filled with modest homes and charming cottages that have been nurtured, preserved, and artfully updated for today. Houses washed with white set amidst abundant gardens recall Eden. Irregular rooflines fitted with earthy red tile emerge playfully from an abundance of bright bougainvillea and graceful palms. Fountains splash playfully within cozy courtyards. Within these homes--small cracker cottages, stone bungalows, Mediterranean casitas, and Caribbean-styled ranches--light, bright colors and cool tile floors offer solace from the blazing afternoon rays of the sun. A haven for those drawn to eclectic architecture and a welcoming atmosphere, the cottages of Coconut Grove are both the realization of the tropical domestic dream and an expression of a lifestyle marked by quiet joys. Here, for the first time in brilliant new photography specifically commissioned for the book, are the finest and most intriguing cottages of this special place--an unprecedented tour and invitation given by architecture authority and Miami resident Beth Dunlop and Coconut Grove-based photographer Claudia Uribe.

Author : Jill McCorkle
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781643750538

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Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle Pdf

“Hieroglyphics is a novel that tugs at the deepest places of the human soul—a beautiful, heart-piercing meditation on life and death and the marks we leave on this world. It is the work of a wonderful writer at her finest and most profound.” —Jessica Shattuck, author of The Women in the Castle After many years in Boston, Lil and Frank have retired to North Carolina. The two of them married young, having bonded over how they both—suddenly, tragically—lost a parent when they were children. Now, Lil has become deter­mined to leave a history for their own kids. She sifts through letters and notes and diary entries, uncovering old stories—and perhaps revealing more secrets than Frank wants their children to know. Meanwhile, Frank has become obsessed with the house he lived in as a boy on the outskirts of town, where a young single mother, Shelley, is now raising her son. For Shelley, Frank’s repeated visits begin to trigger memories of her own family, memories that she’d hoped to keep buried. Because, after all, not all parents are ones you wish to remember. Empathetic and profound, this novel from master storyteller Jill McCorkle deconstructs and reconstructs what it means to be a father or a mother, and to be a child trying to know your parents—a child learning to make sense of the hieroglyphics of history and memory.

Author : Stephanie Schorow
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493050901

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Drinking Boston by Stephanie Schorow Pdf

From the revolutionary camaraderie of the Colonial taverns to the saloons of the turn of the century; from Prohibition—a period rife with class politics, social reform, and opportunism—to a trail of nightclub neon so vast, it was called the “Conga Belt,” Drinking Boston is a tribute to the fascinating role alcohol has played throughout the city's history.

Author : WILLIAM ARTHUR. REILLY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033115509

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REPORT CONCERNING THE COCOANUT GROVE FIRE, NOVEMBER 28, 1942 by WILLIAM ARTHUR. REILLY Pdf

Author : Charles C. Kenney
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786734184

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Rescue Men by Charles C. Kenney Pdf

The men in Charles Kenney's family have been drawn to firefighting since his grandfather Charles "Pops" Kenney joined the Boston Fire Department in 1932. In his working class, Irish-Catholic neighborhood, there were other jobs that offered a decent wage, but none had the sense of belonging that comes with being a fireman, or the purity of purpose that comes with saving lives. Pops was on the scene of the notorious Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942; the author's father, "Sonny" served with distinction until an explosion blew him from a third-story window; and two of the author's brothers were "sparks" as children, amateur firefighters, whose career goals were thwarted by a court order integrating the Boston fire department and changing the rules for employment forever. One became a cop, the other a paramedic and rescue man with an elite squad sent to Ground Zero in the aftermath of the collapse of the World Trade Center. Spanning sixty years of firefighting history in America, Rescue Men captures what it's really like to be a fireman.

Author : Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0738538531

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The Great Boston Fire of 1872 by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco Pdf

Few events can be said to have changed the face of Boston forever. Eventually destroying 775 buildings and causing millions of dollars in damage to the commercial section that we now know as Boston's business district, the Great Boston Fire of 1872 was a spectacular conflagration that destroyed "old Boston" and allowed a phoenix to arise from the ashes. This exciting new pictorial history brings to life the drama that began one Saturday evening in 1872 when a fire started in an empty hoop-skirt factory on the corner of Summer and Kingston Streets. At the time, Boston was in the throes of a epizootic disease that caused all horses in the area to be ill. This caused a virtual shutdown of transportation and city services and delayed the fire department's response to calls for help. By the time the breathless firemen arrived, the fire had already consumed the granite five-story factory and burst through the mansard roof, which acted as a flue and spread the fire. Within an hour, much of Summer Street was engulfed in flames and firemen from near and far were being summoned to combat the spread of the deadly blaze. By midnight, the fire had spread through Summer Street to Arch Street and was attacking Winthrop Square. Old Trinity Church, at the corner of Summer and Hawley Streets, had given itself up to the flames.

Author : Stephanie Schorow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fire extinction
ISBN : 1933212012

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Boston on Fire by Stephanie Schorow Pdf

Fires and firefighting in Boston from the seventeenth century to the present. Includes the Great Fire of 1872, the Cocoanut Grove fire, the Vendome fire, and others.