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Under a flaming sky : (Record no. 96268)

020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781493022007
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1493022008
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier AU@
System control number 000061336935
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier NZ1
System control number 16304950
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)920731748
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code n-us-mn
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library AJMA
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number F614.H6
Item number B76 2016
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 977.662 Bro
Item number 15
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 977.662 Bro
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Brown, Daniel James,
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Under a flaming sky :
Remainder of title the great Hinckley firestorm of 1894
Statement of responsibility, etc Daniel James Brown.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Guilford, Connecticut :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Lyons Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2016 (2009).
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other physical details illustrations, map ;
Dimensions 23 cm
Type of unit Paper bound book.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Night music -- Morning -- Home -- Something wicked -- The cauldron -- Ragnarok -- Under the stone -- Into the ring -- Out of the ashes -- The broken season -- Drifting embers.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Describes the devastating events of September 1894, when two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, and surrounding communities, trapping more than two thousand people and ultimately costing more than four hundred lives.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "On September 1, 1894, two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book on to chronicle the dramatic story that unfolded. Whereas Oregon's famous "Biscuit" fire in 2002 burned 350,000 acres in one week, the Hinckley fire did the same damage in five hours. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like glowing gas, and 200-foot-tall flames. In some instances, "fire whirls," or tornadoes of fire, danced out from the main body of the fire to knock down buildings and carry flaming debris into the sky. Temperatures reached 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit--the melting point of steel. As the fire surrounded the town, two railroads became the only means of escape. Two trains ran the gauntlet of fire. One train caught on fire from one end to the other. The heroic young African-American porter ran up and down the length of the train, reassuring the passengers even as the flames tore at their clothes. On the other train, the engineer refused to back his locomotive out of town until the last possible minute of escape. In all, more than 400 people died, leading to a revolution in forestry management practices and federal agencies that monitor and fight wildfires today. Author Daniel Brown has woven together numerous survivors' stories, historical sources, and interviews with forest fire experts in a gripping narrative that tells the fascinating story of one of North America's most devastating fires and how it changed the nation"--
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note 110210
648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM
Chronological term 1800-1899
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Forest fires
Geographic subdivision Minnesota
-- Hinckley.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Hinckley (Minn.)
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 19th century.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type 900 - 999
Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Permanent Location Current Location Shelving location Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out
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