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., 1871. |
| Description | 458, [2] p., [4] 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 | Fox, S. |
| 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 | Colonial Era; Early Republic; Antebellum; Civil War; Postbellum; Arts and Literature. |
| Local note | 2008A485300. |
| 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 | Some illustrations signed by S. Fox. Engravings by Baker & Co. |
| General note | Includes poems about the fire, p. 357-367, by J.G. Whittier et al. |
| 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 | 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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