Firestorm at Peshtigo

Firestorm at Peshtigo
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0805072934
ISBN-13 : 9780805072938
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Book Synopsis Firestorm at Peshtigo by : Denise Gess

Download or read book Firestorm at Peshtigo written by Denise Gess and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novelist and historian team up to tell the story of the October 1871 fire in the lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, vividly re-creating the personal and political battles leading to this monumental natural disaster, and delivering it from the lost annals of American history. 16-page insert. 3 maps.


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