The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (signed)
Bales, Richard F.
ISBN 10: 0786414243 ISBN 13: 9780786414246
Published by McFarland & Co Inc Pub, Jefferson, N.C., 2002
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Uses rare land tract records and handwritten pages of transcript from the 1871 investigation, a detailed study focuses on the cause of the fire and the inquiry investigation by Chicago's Board of Police and Fire Commissioners.
About the Author: Richard F. Bales is Assistant Regional Counsel for the Wheaton, Illinois office of Chicago Title Insurance Company. This title insurance company maintains the only set of land records that survived the blaze of 1871. Bales’ initial conclusions concerning the cause of the Great Chicago Fire earned him the Illinois State Historical Society’s Harry E. Pratt Memorial Award.
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Title: The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. ...
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub, Jefferson, N.C.
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Illustrated
Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed
Edition: First Edition.
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Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs OLearys Cow, The
Published by
McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2002
ISBN 10: 0786414243
ISBN 13: 9780786414246
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed Inscribed Dated in Black Ink on the FFEP, B/W Illustrations. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002849
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