The Resource The great fire, Jim Murphy
The great fire, Jim Murphy
Resource Information
The item The great fire, Jim Murphy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The great fire, Jim Murphy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, [the author] constructs a ... narrative that recreates the events ... And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.-Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Contents
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- A city ready to burn
- "Everything went wrong!"
- "The dogs of hell were upon the housetops"
- "A surging ocean of flame"
- "Chicago is in flames"
- "The ghost of Chicago"
- Myth and reality
- Isbn
- 9780590472661
- Label
- The great fire
- Title
- The great fire
- Statement of responsibility
- Jim Murphy
- Subject
-
- Book jackets
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile literature
- trueChicago, Illinois -- History -- To 1875
- trueDisasters
- trueFire departments
- trueFire fighters
- trueFire fighting
- trueFires -- Chicago, Illinois -- History -- 19th century
- Fires -- Illinois | Chicago -- History -- 19th century
- trueGreat Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Juvenile literature
- History
- Illinois -- Chicago
- Illustrated case bindings
- Illustrated endpapers
- Juvenile works
- To 1875
- Paper case bindings
- Blocking (surface marking)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, [the author] constructs a ... narrative that recreates the events ... And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.-Dust jacket
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1996
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 1995
- Jefferson Cup Award, 1996.
- NCTE Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award, 1996.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1996
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 1996
- School Library Journal Best Books, 1995.
- Awards note
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- Newbery Honor Book, 1996
- American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1996.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 095928
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murphy, Jim
- Dewey number
- 977.3/11041
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F548.42
- LC item number
- .M87 1995
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 4
- 6
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Scholastic hardcover
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Fires
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Illinois
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The great fire, Jim Murphy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A city ready to burn -- "Everything went wrong!" -- "The dogs of hell were upon the housetops" -- "A surging ocean of flame" -- "Chicago is in flames" -- "The ghost of Chicago" -- Myth and reality
- Control code
- ocm30070801
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Isbn
- 9780590472661
- Lccn
- 94009963
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)30070801
- Label
- The great fire, Jim Murphy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A city ready to burn -- "Everything went wrong!" -- "The dogs of hell were upon the housetops" -- "A surging ocean of flame" -- "Chicago is in flames" -- "The ghost of Chicago" -- Myth and reality
- Control code
- ocm30070801
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Isbn
- 9780590472661
- Lccn
- 94009963
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)30070801
Subject
- Book jackets
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile literature
- trueChicago, Illinois -- History -- To 1875
- trueDisasters
- trueFire departments
- trueFire fighters
- trueFire fighting
- trueFires -- Chicago, Illinois -- History -- 19th century
- Fires -- Illinois | Chicago -- History -- 19th century
- trueGreat Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Juvenile literature
- History
- Illinois -- Chicago
- Illustrated case bindings
- Illustrated endpapers
- Juvenile works
- To 1875
- Paper case bindings
- Blocking (surface marking)
Genre
- Juvenile works
- Juvenile literature
- Illustrated endpapers
- Illustrated case bindings
- trueHistory
- Book jackets
- Blocking (surface marking)
- Paper case bindings
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1996
- trueYALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: 1996
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 1996
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 1995
- trueNCTE Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award
- trueJefferson Cup Award
- trueDisasters : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades 3-5
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 1995
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1996
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 1995
- Award
- Jefferson Cup Award, 1996.
- Award
- NCTE Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award, 1996.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1996
- Award
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 1996
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books, 1995.
Library Locations
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Independence Public LibraryBorrow it175 Monmouth Street, Independence, OR, 97351, US44.851488 -123.185756
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Mount Angel Public LibraryBorrow it290 East Charles Street, Mount Angel, OR, 97362, US45.068308 -122.797712
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West Salem Branch LibraryBorrow it395 Glen Creek Rd. NW, Salem, OR, 97304, US44.950761 -123.048683
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