Vivid storytelling brings American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the worst fires in American history - the Great Chicago Fire.
Students gain a new perspective on historical figures as they learn about real people struggling to decide how best to act in a given moment..
Narratives intertwine to create a breathless, What\'s Next? kind of read.
Suspenseful, dramatic events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced the event while it was happening.
A center of modern firefighting technology, all of Chicago\'s resources were put to the test by a fire that almost completely destroyed the city.
In October 1871 the Midwest was in the midst of one of the driest periods on record.
Vivid storytelling brings American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the worst fires in American history - the Great Chicago Fire
