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Memorials of the Minnesota forest fires in the year 1894: with a chapter on the forest fires in Wisconsin in the same year

Memorials of the Minnesota forest fires in the year 1894: with a chapter on the forest fires in Wisconsin in the same year

Wilkinson, William

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General ReferenceEnvironmental StudiesGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9353707153
ISBN13: 9789353707156
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.33
Height: 1.07 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In 1894, the north woods burned. Then the sky turned black. William Wilkinson's Memorials of the Minnesota forest fires in the year 1894 gathers testimony and remembrance from communities caught in the path of 19th century firestorms, alongside a focused chapter on the 1894 Wisconsin forest fires. Part historical disaster nonfiction, part local chronicle, it preserves forest fire eyewitness accounts and hard-earned wildfire survival stories with the immediacy of lived experience and the steadiness of a classic regional history. These pages sit at the heart of Great Lakes wildfire history, including the enduring shadow of Hinckley fire history. Read as a local history reference, it illuminates how towns, rail lines, logging country, and family farms met a sudden, merciless natural force; read as a genealogy research resource, it offers names, places, and context that help restore lost links in the record. For anyone tracking the long arc of fire management and settlement in the Upper Midwest, the 1894 Minnesota forest fires and 1894 Wisconsin forest fires remain a defining chapter, and Wilkinson's memorial stands as one of its most resonant period documents. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A public domain reprint with lasting weight, it belongs on the shelf of every admirer of American history, and of beautifully preserved originals. Collectors of public domain reprints prize its authenticity and regional specificity.

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