Under a Flaming Sky The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894

Name: Under a Flaming Sky The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
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ISBN: 9780061236259

ISBN-10: 006123625X

ISBN-13: 9780061236259

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Authors: Daniel James Brown

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On September 1, 1894, two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping more than two thousand people. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like glowing gas, and 200-foot-tall flames. As temperatures reached 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit, the firestorm knocked down buildings and carried flaming debris high into the sky. Two trains-one with every single car on fire-became the only means of escape. In all, more than four hundred people would die, leading to a revolution in forestry management and the birth of federal agencies that monitor and fight wildfires. A spellbinding account of danger, devastation, and courage,…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/14/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.440

Daniel James Brown is the author of The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride, Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894, and The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He has taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford University.