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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy
Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Oct. 1, 2006)The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy, Taylor Mali, Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Audiobook (Blackstone Audio, Inc., Sept. 11, 2008)Vivid firsthand descriptions by persons who lived through the 1871 Chicago fire are woven into a gripping account... Absorbing and riveting reading. The Horn Book, starred review
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy
eBook (Scholastic Press, Aug. 30, 2016)An account of the Great Chicago Fire combines archival photographs and drawings with personal accounts by its survivors and historical documents.
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy
Hardcover (Scholastic Press, April 1, 1995)The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
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The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy
Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Aug. 16, 1778)None
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy
Hardcover (Scholastic Press, Aug. 16, 1748)None
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The Great Fire Lib/E
Jim Murphy, Taylor Mali
Audio CD (Blackstone Publishing, Jan. 1, 2003)The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history-with damage so profound that few people believed the city of Chicago could ever rise again. By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with careful research, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting and dramatic narrative, ultimately revealing how the human spirit triumphed even in a time of deepest despair, and the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
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The Great Fire by Murphy, Jim
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Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Aug. 16, 1994)None
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Oct. 1, 2006)Vivid firsthand descriptions by persons who lived through the 1871 Chicago fire are woven into a gripping account... Absorbing and riveting reading. The Horn Book, starred review
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy
Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Oct. 1, 2006)The Great Fire[ THE GREAT FIRE ] By Murphy, Jim ( Author )Oct-01-2006 Paperback
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy
Paperback (Scholastic, June 30, 1995)An account of the Great Chicago Fire combines archival photographs and drawings with personal accounts by its survivors and historical documents. A Newbery Honor Book & ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint.
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy
Library Binding (Turtleback, Oct. 1, 2006)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An account of the Great Chicago Fire combines archival photographs and drawings with personal accounts by its survivors and historical documents.
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