Stories and Science from America’s Deadliest Fire
by
Scott Knickelbine
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
On the night of October 8, 1871, a whirlwind of fire swept through northeastern Wisconsin, destroying the bustling frontier town of Peshtigo. Trees, buildings, and people burst into flames. Metal melted. Sand turned into glass. People thought the end of the world had come. When the “tornado of fire”...