John Blair and the great Hinckley fire
By: Josephine Nobisso ; illustrated by Ted Rose
Contributors: Rose, Ted
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780618015603
Subjects: Railroad accidents; Juvenile literature; African American train attendants; Forest fires; Heroes; African Americans; Biography; History
Description: Tells how a brave African American porter helped save many lives when the train on which he was working was caught up in the horrendous firestorm near Hinkley, Minnesota, in 1894.