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The Great Chicago Fire And the Myth of Mrs. O'leary's Cow
The Great Chicago Fire And the Myth of Mrs. O'leary's Cow, In this comprehensive and painstakingly detailed study, author Richard F. Bales disproves not only the O'Leary story (along with other popular fabrications of the time), but the commissioners' report as well. Using rare land tract records and more than 1,, The Great Chicago Fire And the Myth of Mrs. O'leary's Cow has a rating of 2 stars
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The Great Chicago Fire And the Myth of Mrs. O'leary's Cow, In this comprehensive and painstakingly detailed study, author Richard F. Bales disproves not only the O'Leary story (along with other popular fabrications of the time), but the commissioners' report as well. Using rare land tract records and more than 1,, The Great Chicago Fire And the Myth of Mrs. O'leary's Cow
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  • The Great Chicago Fire And the Myth of Mrs. O'leary's Cow
  • Written by author Richard F. Bales, Thomas F. Schwartz
  • Published by McFarland & Co Inc, 2005/04/01
  • In this comprehensive and painstakingly detailed study, author Richard F. Bales disproves not only the O'Leary story (along with other popular fabrications of the time), but the commissioners' report as well. Using rare land tract records and more than 1,
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Acknowledgments
Foreword 1
Preface 3
Ch. 1 A City on Fire 9
Ch. 2 The Exoneration of Mrs. O'Leary 51
Ch. 3 Debunking Other Myths 85
Ch. 4 The Real Cause 112
Ch. 5 The Inquiry - Charles or Coverup? 139
Epilogue: Mrs. O'Leary's Legacy 165
Afterword 176
App. A Questions, Mysteries, and Controversies 179
App. B Behind the Conclusions 195
App. C "How It Originated" - The McDermott Letter and the O'Leary and Sullivan Affidavits 201
App. D Selections from the Transcript of the Inquiry into the Cause of the Chicago Fire and Actions of the Fire Department 204
App. E "After the Inquiry" - The December 12, 1871, Report of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners 294
App. F Sources Consulted for Photographs, Drawings, and Diagrams 302
Annotated Bibliography 309
Index 335


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