The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.42 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385496850 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Not for the Squeamish, but Still Recommended Meticulously researched and very detailed account of a horrific event. You need to know: some of the details are horrifying, and this book is not for the squeamish. Trust me, some of the people died horrendously awful deaths, and O'Nan does not shy away from the facts.What led to the disaster was no single one error, and there really was no case of outrageous criminal negligence, Instead, it was a long series of small careless errors that snowballed into something beyond the s. "Excellent Storytelling of a Tragic Event!" according to Crystal Garland. I found this book after conducting a Google search looking for information about the Cocoanut Grove fire. I had no idea the circus fire even occurred nor had I heard about it. I purchased the book and couldn't put it down. The way O'Nan writes, you actually get a genuine feel for 19Excellent Storytelling of a Tragic Event! Crystal Garland I found this book after conducting a Google search looking for information about the Cocoanut Grove fire. I had no idea the circus fire even occurred nor had I heard about it. I purchased the book and couldn't put it down. The way O'Nan writes, you actually get a genuine feel for 1944; the way he describes the events taking place, I almost felt like I was there! Even though the book is 370 pages, he talks about the fire early in the book (he makes reference to the Cocoanut Gro. Excellent Storytelling of a Tragic Event! Crystal Garland I found this book after conducting a Google search looking for information about the Cocoanut Grove fire. I had no idea the circus fire even occurred nor had I heard about it. I purchased the book and couldn't put it down. The way O'Nan writes, you actually get a genuine feel for 1944; the way he describes the events taking place, I almost felt like I was there! Even though the book is 370 pages, he talks about the fire early in the book (he makes reference to the Cocoanut Gro. ; the way he describes the events taking place, I almost felt like I was there! Even though the book is Excellent Storytelling of a Tragic Event! I found this book after conducting a Google search looking for information about the Cocoanut Grove fire. I had no idea the circus fire even occurred nor had I heard about it. I purchased the book and couldn't put it down. The way O'Nan writes, you actually get a genuine feel for 19Excellent Storytelling of a Tragic Event! Crystal Garland I found this book after conducting a Google search looking for information about the Cocoanut Grove fire. I had no idea the circus fire even occurred nor had I heard about it. I purchased the book and couldn't put it down. The way O'Nan writes, you actually get a genuine feel for 1944; the way he describes the events taking place, I almost felt like I was there! Even though the book is 370 pages, he talks about the fire early in the book (he makes reference to the Cocoanut Gro. Excellent Storytelling of a Tragic Event! Crystal Garland I found this book after conducting a Google search looking for information about the Cocoanut Grove fire. I had no idea the circus fire even occurred nor had I heard about it. I purchased the book and couldn't put it down. The way O'Nan writes, you actually get a genuine feel for 1944; the way he describes the events taking place, I almost felt like I was there! Even though the book is 370 pages, he talks about the fire early in the book (he makes reference to the Cocoanut Gro. ; the way he describes the events taking place, I almost felt like I was there! Even though the book is 370 pages, he talks about the fire early in the book (he makes reference to the Cocoanut Gro. 70 pages, he talks about the fire early in the book (he makes reference to the Cocoanut Gro. Piper's mama said Heartbreaking and engaging. I've read a couple books about this fire , and this is by far the best written of them. It's a wonderful balance of facts and storytelling , fairly easy to follow the names of people and what happened to them. I have read it twice just to really follow the story along and it was much more clear the second time around.I rank this with " to sleep with the Angels " and " fire in the grove " both of those were very well written historical books about fires in the same vein of stor
Several survivors said the one thing they will never forget about the circus fire as long as they live is the sound of the animals as they burned alive. The result is an engrossing--though agonizingly painful--account of the great fire and its aftermath. He also provides remarkable vignettes of panic, heroism, and grief: Merle Evans and the band playing "The Stars and Stripes Forever," the circus disaster march, over and over; Bill Curlee, standing atop the wild animal chute throwing trapped chil
Steward O'Nan brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. The tent had been waterproofed with a mixture of paraffin and gasoline; in seconds it was burning out of control. More than 8,000 people were trapped inside, and the ensuing disaster would eventually take 167 lives. 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 perilous effort to maneuver animals out of danger; 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.. The acclaimed author of A Prayer for the Dying brings all