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Under a Flaming Sky The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894

by Daniel James Brown
Under a Flaming Sky The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894

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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 Oregons 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.


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Daniel Brown grew up with stories of the Hinckley firestorm ringing in his ears. His great-grandfather died in the fire, while his grandfather and great-grandmother escaped on a burning train. Brown recently retired from Microsoft Corporation where he was a managing editor. Before working at Microsoft, he taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford University, and is the coauthor of two textbooks on writing. He lives in the country east of Redmond, Washington, with his wife and two daughters.


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CONTENTS

Foreword

Chapter One: Night Music

Chapter Two: Morning

Chapter Three: Home Sweet Home

Chapter Four: Something Wicked

Chapter Five: The Cauldron

Chapter Six: Ragnarok

Chapter Seven: Under the Stone

Chapter Eight: Into the Ring

Chapter Nine: Out of the Ashes

Chapter Ten: The Broken Season

Epilogue

Afterword


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ISBN:
9781592288632
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
05/01/2006
Publisher:
LYONS PRESS
Pages:
256
Height:
9.50
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6.25
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1.00
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General/trade
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2006
UPC Code:
2801592288634
Author:
Daniel Brown
Author:
Daniel James Brown
Author:
Daniel James Brown
Subject:
Forest fires - Minnesota - Hinckley
Subject:
Forest fires
Subject:
Hinckley (Minn.) - History - 19th century
Subject:
History

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