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Book Title: Chicago's Great Fire : the Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
Topic: United States / 19th Century, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 1.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 14.5 Oz
Author: Carl Smith
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
