The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account
Reverend Peter Pernin was the parish priest for Peshtigo and nearby Marinette, whose churches burned to the ground. He published his account of the fire in 1874. The late William Converse Haygood served as editor of the Wisconsin Magazine of History from 1957 to 1975. He prepared this version of Father Pernin's account on the occasion of the Peshtigo Fire's centennial in 1971. Foreword writer Stephen J. Pyne is a professor at Arizona State University in Tempe and author of numerous books on wildland fire, including Fire in America.
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The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account
Reverend Peter Pernin was the parish priest for Peshtigo and nearby Marinette, whose churches burned to the ground. He published his account of the fire in 1874. The late William Converse Haygood served as editor of the Wisconsin Magazine of History from 1957 to 1975. He prepared this version of Father Pernin's account on the occasion of the Peshtigo Fire's centennial in 1971. Foreword writer Stephen J. Pyne is a professor at Arizona State University in Tempe and author of numerous books on wildland fire, including Fire in America.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780870203107 |
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Publisher: | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication date: | 05/13/1999 |
Series: | Wisconsin |
Edition description: | 2nd Edition |
Pages: | 64 |
Sales rank: | 1,028,768 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d) |
Age Range: | 3 Months to 18 Years |
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