Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 by Daniel James Brown

Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894

Daniel James Brown

304 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction historical history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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On September 1, 1894, two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping more than two thousand people. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like glowing gas, and 200-foot-tal...

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informative 86%
dark 70%
sad 66%
tense 53%
emotional 50%
challenging 26%
reflective 23%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 3%

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slow 28%

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