ENGLISH

To sleep with the angels: the story of a fire

By John , Cowan , David;Kuenster

Book information

Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Year
1998
ISBN
156663217X, 1566631025, 9781615780211, 9781566632171
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
10 MB (9984872 bytes)
Edition
1st Elephant paperback ed
Pages
x, 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illus
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1958;Elementary schools -- Fires and fire preventiElementary schools--Fires and fire prevention--IllIll.) -- FireIll.);Illinois -- Chicago

Description

Tells the story of the fire that occurred at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago in December 1958, claiming the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns, and precipitating a complete overhaul of school fire safety laws in the United States. Includes interviews with survivors of the fire, and discussion of the rumors and evidence about how it started.;Setting -- Prelude -- Struggle -- Firefight -- Disaster -- Search -- Remorse -- Inquest -- Doubt -- Confession -- Decision -- Recovery -- Survival -- Memories. Setting -- Prelude -- Struggle -- Firefight -- Disaster -- Search -- Remorse -- Inquest -- Doubt -- Confession -- Decision -- Recovery -- Survival -- Memories.

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