Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 Paperback - 2016
by Daniel Brown
From the rear cover
On September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over two thousand people. Daniel James Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in Under a Flaming Sky, the most gripping and comprehensive chronicle of how the dramatic story unfolded. Whereas Oregon's famous "Biscuit" fire in 2002 took more than a week to burn its first 350,000 acres, the Hinckley fire did the same amount of damage in only 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, knocking down buildings and carrying flaming debris high 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. Both trains ran the gauntlet of fire. One train caught on fire from one end to the other. A 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 out of town until the last possible minute of escape. In all, more than four hundred people died, leading to a revolution in forestry management practices and the birth of federal agencies that monitor and fight wildfires today.
Details
- Title Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
- Author Daniel Brown
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Lyons Press
- Date 2016-02-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.06 x 0.69 in (22.86 x 15.39 x 1.75 cm)
-
Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Geographic Orientation: Minnesota
- Library of Congress subjects Hinckley (Minn.) - History - 19th century, Forest fires - Minnesota - Hinckley
- Dewey Decimal Code 977.662
More Copies for Sale
Under A Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Brown, Danel James
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - VG to VG-
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 11.65SGD 6.84 shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Daniel Brown
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hutchinson, Kansas, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 12.31SGD 6.78 shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Brown, Daniel
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 746
- Seller
-
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 13.01SGD 5.47 shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Brown, Daniel
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Like New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 746
- Seller
-
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 13.01SGD 5.47 shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Brown, Daniel
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 14.60FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Brown, Daniel
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 4
- Seller
-
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 15.84SGD 5.47 shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Brown, Daniel
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 20.78FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Brown, Daniel
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used:Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 25.30FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
by Brown, Daniel
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used:Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 26.63FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm Of 1894
by Brown, Daniel
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493022007 / 1493022008
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 29.92SGD 5.47 shipping to USA