

The Great Fire
Author: Jim Murphy
Narrator: John McDonough
Unabridged: 2 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/06/2009
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, History, Us History
Author: Jim Murphy
Narrator: John McDonough
Unabridged: 2 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/06/2009
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, History, Us History
Jim Murphy has written two Newbery Honor books: An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 (which was also a National Book Award finalist) and The Great Fire. He lives in New Jersey. Visit his Web site at www.jimmurphybooks.com.
This was a good, short book on the Great Chicago fire of 1871. Murphy describes the area, construction, & weather leading up to the disaster. While he uses many personal accounts, newspaper articles, & historical references, he follows 4 disparate people who lived through the fire. One was a 12 year......more
The Great Fire (Murphy, 1995) is a Newbery Honor Book. Filled with black and white photos and illustrations, this isn’t a book that is immediately appealing like some other titles. If you can get kids to start the book, though, they will be pulled into the gripping narrative Murphy has created descr......more
QUICK read. 8th graders read it this year and I was curious to see what they were learning about. quite informative. crazy how 1 family caused the destruction of an entire city.......more
A fascinating look at the Chicago great fire from several perspectives.......more
This is a non-fiction, award winning account of the Great Chicago Fire. Being a Chicagoan and a history undergraduate major, I found this topic most interesting. Most people are aware of the legend that the fire was started when Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a bucket, but Murphy unravels the histor......more