An Eyewitness Account Second Edition A survivor's compelling account of one of the nation's most destructive fires. Both fires remain today among the worst natural disasters to befall the Midwest. No writer has yet to equal in vividness, imagery, or sheer drama the contemporary account written by Father Peter Pernin. To this new edition the Society Press is pleased to add a foreword by Stephen J. Pyne, professor at Arizona State University in Tempe, author of numerous books on wildland fire, and the foremost historian of fire whom governments the world over consult for advice about environmental issues related to fire. Its ravages contributed to a philosophy of conservation that has informed fire programs over the last century.
Analogous flames occur today.