The great conflagration : Chicago : its past, present and future / by James W. Sheahan and George P. Upton.
| Author/creator | Sheahan, James W. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago, Ill. : Union Pub. Co., 1872, [c1871] |
| Description | 527 [i.e., 521], [2] p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Upton, George P. (George Putnam), 1834-1919. |
| Other author/creator | Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. |
| Other author/creator | Townsend, George Alfred, 1841-1914. |
| Other author/creator | Harte, Bret, 1836-1902. |
| Other author/creator | Glyndon, Howard, 1840-1923. |
| Other author/creator | Carleton, Will, 1845-1912. |
| Other author/creator | Fox, S. |
| Other author/creator | Beale. |
| Other author/creator | Baker & Co. (Chicago, Ill.) |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. |
| Local note | Postbellum. |
| Local note | 2008A413000. |
| General note | Some ill. signed by S. Fox and Beale. Engr. by Baker & Co. |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | "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. |
| General note | "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." |
| General note | Publisher's advertising: [2] p., 2nd count. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 80028. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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