The Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918

by Franklin R. Raiter and Francis M. Carroll

Book Overview

In the fall of 1918, devastating forest fires swept across a major portion of northeastern Minnesota. Drawing on both published survivors' accounts and on trial testimony never publicized, the authors bring to light this saga of destruction, resurrection, and resilience in the face of adversity.

The origins of the fires and the dramatic stories of the fire sufferers and their survival are featured in the early chapters. Subsequent chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873512588
• ISBN13: 9780873512589
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"