The great conflagration
Subtitle: Chicago: its past, present and future. Embracing a detailed narrative of the great conflagration in the north, south, and west divisions: origin, progress and results of the fire. Prominent buildings burned, character of buildings, losses and insurance, graphic description of the flames, scenes and incidents, loss of life, the flight of the people. : Also, a condensed history of Chicago, its population, growth and great public works. : And a statement of all the great fires of the world
By: By James W. Sheahan and George P. Upton, associate editors of the Chicago daily tribune. ; With numerous illustrations
Contributors: Upton, George P. (George Putnam), 1834-1919; Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892; Townsend, George Alfred, 1841-1914; Harte, Bret, 1836-1902; Glyndon, Howard, 1840-1923; Carleton, Will, 1845-1912; DeGolyer, E. S.; Fox, S.; Beale; Union Publishing Company; Baker & Co
Publisher: Union Publishing Co.: 165 Twenty-Second Street, Chicago, Ill. 26 South Seventh St., Philadelphia, Pa. 176 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Published: 1872
Place of publication: [Chicago]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 527
Subjects: Maps; Fires; Poetry; History
Other titles: History of the great congflagration.; Chicago: its past, present, and future.
Notes: Spine title: History of the great conflagration. Chicago its past, present, & future.

Some illustrations signed by S. Fox and Beale. Engravings by Baker & Co.

Copyright 1871 by E.S. DeGolyer.

Twenty-three leaves of plates included in pagination. Numbers 431-432, 499-450, and 503-504 omitted in pagination.

Includes poems about the fire, p. 357-367, by J.G. Whittier, G.A. Townsend, Bret Harte, Howard Glyndon [i.e. Laura C.R. Searing. "The burning of Chicago: a poem. By Will M. Carleton"--513-527.

"The northwestern fires. Great conflagrations in the states of Michigan and Wisconsin. Great fires of the world: Rome, Moscow, London, New York, Pittsburgh, Charleston, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Portland, and other great fires."--p. [369]-418.

Publisher's advertisement, p. [529-530].