Synopses & Reviews
A MATTER OF DEGREE is a true story and the definitive account of a renowned fire investigator and the nine-year mission of the heart that led to the discovery of arson and political conspiracy in the 1944 Ringling circus fire, an American tragedy equal in scope to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. LT. RICK DAVEY's internationally publicized re-investigation of the celebrated case resolved all of the mysteries swirling around the suspicious blaze that destroyed the Ringling circus and killed 168 people--including a beautiful but unknown 8-year-old girl who was known for 50 years as "Little Miss 1565."
Synopsis
A MATTER OF DEGREE reveals the true identity of Little Miss 1565, and exposes the fact that arson was the real cause of the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire. Historic details and vivid descriptions, supported by multiple illustrations and a documented Appendix, combine to sustain the suspense throughout this astonishing piece of narrative nonfiction.
Synopsis
A MATTER OF DEGREE reveals the true identity of Little Miss 1565, and exposes the fact that arson was the real cause of the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire. Historic details and vivid descriptions, supported by multiple illustrations and a documented Appendix, combine to sustain the suspense throughout this astonishing piece of narrative nonfiction.
Synopsis
A MATTER OF DEGREE is a high-quality hardcover edition with sewn bindings and an extraordinary fire-colored front cover that displays the beautiful face of Little Miss 1565, the child who was lost and unidentified for fifty years. Outstanding sales potential from cover graphics alone, to say nothing of literary content. Selling well to all audiences.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Don Massey is an award-winning writer and television producer with a lifelong interest in the Hartford Circus Fire. He spent eight years gathering research, reviewing evidence and conducting interviews for this definitive book on the tragic fire: A MATTER OF DEGREE.
Table of Contents
Preface, Introduction, Prologue, Chaps. 1-29, Epilogue, Afterword, Author Notes, Appendix, Index