The Circus Fire: a True Story by Stewart O'Nan

The Circus Fire: a True Story

Stewart O'Nan

370 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative tense slow-paced
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Halfway through a midsummer afternoon performance, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus's big top caught fire. The tent had been waterproofed with a mixture of paraffin and gasoline; in seconds it was burning out of control, and more than 8,...

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