Chicago death trap
Subtitle: the Iroquois Theatre fire of 1903
By: Nat Brandt ; with an introduction by Perry R. Duis and Cathlyn Schallhorn.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: Iroquois Theater (Chicago, Ill.) -- Fire, 1903.; Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.; Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 1875-
Description: Chronicles the December 30, 1903 fire in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre that killed more than six hundred people, examining the corruption and greed that led to the disaster, and the political cover-up that prevented justice being served in the aftermath.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index.