num_pages: 144
description: The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
language: English
title: The Great Fire
titlecomplete: The Great Fire
genres: Historical, History, Childrens, Teen, Juvenile, American History, Middle Grade, School, Audiobook, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2668
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks