John Blair and the great Hinckley fire
By: Josephine Nobisso ; illustrated by Ted Rose.
Contributors: Rose, Ted, ill.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: Blair, John Wesley -- Juvenile literature.; Blair, John Wesley.; Forest fires -- Minnesota -- Hinckley Region -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; African American train attendants -- Minnesota -- Hinckley Region -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Forest fires.; Heroes.; African Americans -- Biography.; Railroad accidents.; Hinckley Region (Minn.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
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.