THE BURNING OF THE WORLD: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City's Soul

A raging inferno, a harrowing fight for survival, and the struggle for the soul of a city. An enrapturing account of the fire's inexorable march and an eye-opening look at its aftermath, this work tells the story of one of the most infamous calamities in history and the new Chicago it precipitated--a disaster that still shapes American cities to this day.