The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy
ISBN-13:
9780385496858
ISBN-10:
0385496850
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Stewart ONan
Publication date:
2001
Publisher:
Anchor
Format:
Paperback
384 pages
Category:
State & Local
,
United States History
,
Popular Culture
,
Social Sciences
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ISBN-13:
9780385496858
ISBN-10:
0385496850
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Stewart ONan
Publication date:
2001
Publisher:
Anchor
Format:
Paperback
384 pages
Category:
State & Local
,
United States History
,
Popular Culture
,
Social Sciences
Summary
The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy (ISBN-13: 9780385496858 and ISBN-10: 0385496850), written by authors
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Description
The acclaimed author of Emily, Alone and Henry, Himself brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism—the great Hartford circus fire of 1944.
It was a midsummer afternoon, halfway through a Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus performance, when the big top caught fire. The tent had been waterproofed with a mixture of paraffin and gasoline; in seconds it was burning out of control. More than 8,000 people were trapped inside, and the ensuing disaster would eventually take 167 lives.
Steward O'Nan brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of survivors, O'Nan skillfully re-creates the horrific events and illuminates the psychological oddities of human behavior under stress: the mad scramble for the exits; the perilous effort to maneuver animals out of danger; the hero who tossed dozens of children to safety before being trampled to death. Brilliantly constructed and exceptionally moving, The Circus Fire is history at its most compelling.
It was a midsummer afternoon, halfway through a Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus performance, when the big top caught fire. The tent had been waterproofed with a mixture of paraffin and gasoline; in seconds it was burning out of control. More than 8,000 people were trapped inside, and the ensuing disaster would eventually take 167 lives.
Steward O'Nan brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of survivors, O'Nan skillfully re-creates the horrific events and illuminates the psychological oddities of human behavior under stress: the mad scramble for the exits; the perilous effort to maneuver animals out of danger; the hero who tossed dozens of children to safety before being trampled to death. Brilliantly constructed and exceptionally moving, The Circus Fire is history at its most compelling.
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