Scott Knickelbine

The Great Peshtigo Fire: Stories and Science from America's Deadliest Firestorm

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Produktbeschreibung

The Great Peshtigo Fire was the deadliest forest fire in US history. As many as 2,500 people died and over 1.5 million acres of forest in northeastern Wisconsin were destroyed. What made this fire such a terrible disaster? In The Great Peshtigo Fire: Stories and Science from America's Deadliest Firestorm, young readers will explore what happened before, during, and after the fire. Discover what a firestorm is and how one starts, find out what northeastern Wisconsin was like in 1871 and why fires broke out so easily, and hear stories about some of the adults and children who survived. Readers will see how lessons learned from the Great Peshtigo Fire are helping America stay safer from fires today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Seitenzahl: 88
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 204mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 238g
• ISBN-13: 9780870204999
• ISBN-10: 0870204998
• Artikelnr.: 35685449

Autorenporträt

Scott Knickelbine has been writing about Wisconsin history since 1978, when he was coauthor of the historical radio series Neshota Sam. He is the author of more than 40 books, most of them historical nonfiction works for young readers. His work has appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines, and he has written more than 600 how-to articles for the Internet. He was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and received his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota in 1981.