1872 Letters Written by a Gentleman in Boston to His Friend in Paris Describing the Great Fire Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2019
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- Title
- 1872 Letters Written by a Gentleman in Boston to His Friend in Paris Describing the Great Fire Classic Reprint
- Author
- Harold Murdock
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1332864104
- ISBN 13
- 9781332864102
- Item weight
- 322 grams
Eyewitness letters from 1872 bring Boston's Great Fire to life, offering a vivid window into the disaster and its aftermath.
This book compiles personal correspondence that chronicles the fire’s fury, the city’s response, and the rough, everyday realities of urban life in 1872. Through a firsthand lens, readers glimpse streets, neighborhoods, and the people who worked to protect a city, from crowded markets to crowded fire lines, with a sense of time and place that feels immediate.
- Read the original, firsthand voice of a Boston resident writing to a friend in Paris as the fire unfolds
- Explore the late 19th-century cityscape, transport, and daily life before and after the blaze
- Learn how firefighters and citizens confronted the disaster, including debates over methods and safety
- Discover illustrated material and historical context that frame the fire and its lasting impact
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