The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
Author:   Richard F. Bales
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780786423583


Pages:   350
Publication Date:   02 May 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow


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Author:   Richard F. Bales
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780786423583


ISBN 10:   0786423587
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   02 May 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments     Foreword     Preface     1 A City on Fire     2 The Exoneration of Mrs. O’Leary     3 Debunking Other Myths     4 The Real Cause     5 The Inquiry-Charade or Coverup?     6 Mrs. O’Leary’s Legacy     7 Afterword     Appendices Annotated Bibliography     Index    

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an entertaining and valuable source of information --Journal of Illinois History; should exonerate Catherine O'Leary from more than 130 years of unmerited slander --C&RL News; painstaking anaylsis --City Talk; a compelling walk back in Chicago time...exquisite --CBA Record; considerable materials presented in illustrations and appendices --Illinois State Historical Society; good research --DCBA Brief.


"""an entertaining and valuable source of information""--Journal of Illinois History; ""should exonerate Catherine O'Leary from more than 130 years of unmerited slander""--C&RL News; ""painstaking anaylsis""--City Talk; ""a compelling walk back in Chicago time...exquisite""--CBA Record; ""considerable materials presented in illustrations and appendices""--Illinois State Historical Society; ""good research""--DCBA Brief."


an entertaining and valuable source of information --<i>Journal of Illinois History</i>; should exonerate Catherine O'Leary from more than 130 years of unmerited slander --<i>C&RL News</i>; painstaking anaylsis --<i>City Talk</i>; a compelling walk back in Chicago time...exquisite --<i>CBA Record</i>; considerable materials presented in illustrations and appendices --<i>Illinois State Historical Society</i>; good research --<i>DCBA Brief.</i>


“an entertaining and valuable source of information”—Journal of Illinois History; “should exonerate Catherine O’Leary from more than 130 years of unmerited slander”—C&RL News; “painstaking anaylsis”—City Talk; “a compelling walk back in Chicago time...exquisite”—CBA Record; “considerable materials presented in illustrations and appendices”—Illinois State Historical Society; “good research”—DCBA Brief.


Author Information

Richard F. Bales is semi-retired after working more than 40 years in the real estate title insurance profession. He lives in Aurora, Illinois.

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