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The Hartford Circus Fire
Author | : Michael Skidgell |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2019-04-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781625845221 |
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Through firsthand accounts, interviews with survivors and a gripping collection of vintage photographs, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies. Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as the paraffin-coated circus tent caught fire. Panicked crowds rushed for the few exits, but in minutes, the tent collapsed on those still struggling to escape below. A total of 168 lives were lost, many of them children, with many more injured and forever scarred by the events. Hartford and the surrounding communities reeled in the aftermath as investigators searched for the source of the fire and the responsible parties.
The Circus Fire
Author | : Stewart O'Nan |
Publsiher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2008-12-10 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780307482983 |
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The acclaimed author of Emily, Alone and Henry, Himself brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism—the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. It was a midsummer afternoon, halfway through a Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus performance, when the big top caught fire. The tent had been waterproofed with a mixture of paraffin and gasoline; in seconds it was burning out of control. More than 8,000 people were trapped inside, and the ensuing disaster would eventually take 167 lives. Steward O'Nan brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of survivors, O'Nan skillfully re-creates the horrific events and illuminates the psychological oddities of human behavior under stress: the mad scramble for the exits; the perilous effort to maneuver animals out of danger; the hero who tossed dozens of children to safety before being trampled to death. Brilliantly constructed and exceptionally moving, The Circus Fire is history at its most compelling.
A Matter of Degree
Author | : Don Massey,Rick Davey |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Arson |
ISBN | : 1930601247 |
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A MATTER OF DEGREE, bound in a high-quality hardcover first edition, is a haunting tale of personal loss and public controversy, a superior work of narrative nonfiction filled with passion, purpose and poetic imagery. Don Massey humanizes history by placing a dedicated fireman's spiritual quest for an unknown and unclaimed child against the backdrop of a public tragedy.
Big Top Burning
Author | : Laura A. Woollett |
Publsiher | : Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2015-06-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781613731178 |
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International Literacy Association Award Winner for Intermediate Nonfiction 2016 Eureka Children's Book Honor 2016 On July 6, 1944, thousands of fans made their way to Barbour Street in Hartford, Connecticut, to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance. Not long after the show's start, a fire broke out and spread rapidly as panicked circus-goers pushed and scrambled to escape. Within 10 minutes the entire big top had burned to the ground, and 167 people never went home. Big Top Burning recounts the true story of one of the worst fire disasters in US history. It follows the tragic stories of the Cook family—including children Donald, Eleanor, and Edward, who were in the audience that day—and 15-year-old Robert Segee, a circus employee with an incendiary past. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with survivors, author Laura Woollett guides readers through several decades of investigations and asks, Wasthe unidentified body of a little girl nicknamed"Little Miss 1565" Eleanor Cook?Was the fire itself an act of arson—anddid Robert Segee set it? Young readers are invited to evaluate the evidence and draw their own conclusions. Combining a gripping disaster story, an ongoing detective and forensics saga, and vivid details about life in World War II–era America, Big Top Burning is sure to intrigue any history or real-life mystery fan.
Worlds Afire
Author | : Paul B. Janeczko |
Publsiher | : Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2007-03-27 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 076363400X |
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In a novel written as a collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 170 people, mostly women and children. Reprint.
A Matter of Degree
Author | : Don Massey,Rick Davey |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Arson |
ISBN | : 1930601239 |
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A fire which killed 168 people in 1944 was the object of an investigator's nine-year mission that lead to the discovery of arson and political conspiracy. This account of the investigation reveals the arsonist's confession, facts about the cover-up and the identification of a child victim.
Masters of Illusion
Author | : Mary-Ann Tirone Smith |
Publsiher | : Macmillan Reference USA |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 078381187X |
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The Great Hartford Circus Fire
Author | : Henry S. Cohn,David Bollier |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300050127 |
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On July 6, 1944, The Big Top suddenly caught fire at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus performance in Hartford, Connecticut. The inferno killed 169 people, mostly women and children, and injured more than 550 others. Faced with hundreds of liability suits, the Greatest Show on Earth was headed for bankruptcy and liquidation, and tort claimants were likely to receive nothing. This dismal scenario was averted only when a small group of public-spirited Hartford attorneys fashioned a creative, successful solution to one of the nations earliest mass torts. This nearly forgotten episode offers some valuable lessons for us today, when litigation involving asbestos, the Dalkon Shield and other mass torts is yielding a dubious brand of justice for all.