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The Burning of the World

The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City's Soul
  • Scott W. Berg
2023
Penguin Books

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Destroyed buildings and streets in the aftermath of the Chicago fire.
Book Review

What Really Started the Great Chicago Fire?

The famous disaster razed a metropolis and spread a pack of colorful lies. To sift through the ashes today is to encounter some uncomfortable truths.
by Margaret Talbot via The New Yorker on October 2, 2023
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