The Circus Fire Paperback - 2001
by Stewart O'Nan
One of America's most acclaimed novelists turns to nonfiction in this powerful recreation of the great Hartford circus fire of 1944 which took the lives of 167 people and forever changed the city. Photos & illustrations throughout.
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The acclaimed author of A Prayer for the Dying brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism-the great Hartford circus fire of 1944.
Halfway through a midsummer afternoon performance, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus's big top caught fire. The tent had been waterproofed with a mixture of paraffin and gasoline; in seconds it was burning out of control, and more than 8,000 people were trapped inside. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of survivors, O'Nan skillfully re-creates the horrific events and illuminates the psychological oddities of human behavior under stress: the mad scramble for the exits; the hero who tossed dozens of children to safety before being trampled to death. Brilliantly constructed and exceptionally moving, The Circus Fire is history at its most compelling.
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- Title The Circus Fire
- Author Stewart O'Nan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Anchor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date June 12, 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780385496858 / 0385496850
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.04 x 5.3 x 0.78 in (20.42 x 13.46 x 1.98 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Cultural Region: New England
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Connecticut
- Library of Congress subjects Hartford Circus Fire, Hartford, Conn., 1944, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99042051
- Dewey Decimal Code 974.63
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