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Damn the Old Tinderbox!: Milwaukees Palace of the West and the Fire that Defined
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780870208812
- Book Title
- Damn the Old Tinderbox! : Milwaukee's Palace of the West and the Fire That Defined an Era
- Publisher
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Travel, Technology & Engineering, True Crime, History
- Topic
- General, Fire Science, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Food, Lodging & Transportation / Hotels, Inns & Hostels
- Item Weight
- 12.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN-10
0870208810
ISBN-13
9780870208812
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038698928
Product Key Features
Book Title
Damn the Old Tinderbox! : Milwaukee's Palace of the West and the Fire That Defined an Era
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Fire Science, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Food, Lodging & Transportation / Hotels, Inns & Hostels
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Technology & Engineering, True Crime, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-038423
Dewey Decimal
977.5/9503
Synopsis
In the dead of an unassuming January night in 1883, Milwaukee's Newhall House hotel was set on fire. Two hours later, the building--once among the tallest in the nation--lay in ruins and over seventy people were dead. It was a tragedy that brought global notice to Milwaukee, with daring escapes and rescues and heart-wrenching tales of victims burned to death or killed as they leapt from the burning building. From the great horror emerged an even greater string of mysteries: Who had set the fire and who was to blame for the staggering loss of life? The Newhall's hard-luck barkeeper? A gentleman arsonist? What of the many other unexplained fires at the hotel? Had the Newhall's management neglected fire safety to boost their profits? Damn the Old Tinderbox! is the gripping tale of one of the Gilded Age's forgotten calamities, a fire that remains among the deadliest unsolved arsons in American history, and a significant chapter in both the history of Milwaukee and the Midwest., In the dead of an unassuming January night in 1883, Milwaukee's Newhall House hotel was set on fire. Two hours later, the building--once among the tallest in the nation--lay in ruins and over seventy people were dead. It was a tragedy that brought global notice to Milwaukee, with daring escapes and rescues and heart-wrenching tales of victims burned to death or killed as they leapt from the burning building. From the great horror emerged an even greater string of mysteries: Who had set the fire and who was to blame for the staggering loss of life? The Newhall's hard-luck barkeeper? A gentleman arsonist? What of the many other unexplained fires at the hotel? Had the Newhall's management neglected fire safety to boost their profits? Damn the Old Tinderbox is the gripping tale of one of the Gilded Age's forgotten calamities, a fire that remains among the deadliest unsolved arsons in American history, and a significant chapter in both the history of Milwaukee and the Midwest.
LC Classification Number
F589.M68N497 2019
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