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Language
English
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On September 1, 1894, two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book to chronicle the dramatic story that unfolded. Whereas Oregon's famous "Biscuit" fire in 2002 burned 350,000 acres in one week, the Hinckley fire did the same damage in five hours. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : chiefly illustrations, maps, portraits.
Language
English
Description
Imagine a force in nature more powerful than multiple atomic bombs-that was the Great Hinckley Fire of September 1, 1894. In only four hours, the fire incinerated over 400 square miles of forest, killed at least 418 settlers and an unknown number of forest-dwelling Native Americans, and destroyed six towns in a firestorm of flame. The elements that led to this unprecedented catastrophe included careless logging practices, a drought, freakish weather,...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
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.
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