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Fire tore through the heart of St. John's, Newfoundland, three times in the nineteenth century. It left behind utter destitution and an urgent need to rebuild. Survivors were forced to look inward for the strength to start afresh. St. John'snormal">: City of Fire is an historical account of these three fires. It weaves through eyewitness accounts of the conflagrations, depicting the panic and the infighting, as well as the devotion to St. John's and the determination to see the city rise again.… (más)
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"When those ships came into port, everyone gave big shout -- 'She's coming!' It was like a world event."
Captain Frank Wheeler, 2006, recalling his boyhood on the Glencoe
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Dedication
In memory of St. Lawrence native William Pike, age 25, who died in 1911 trying to rescue his fellow passengers on the SS Bruce
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The harbour rang with oohs and aahs as she approached.
Citas
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Aviso de desambiguación
Editores de la editorial
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DDC/MDS Canónico
LCC canónico
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Fire tore through the heart of St. John's, Newfoundland, three times in the nineteenth century. It left behind utter destitution and an urgent need to rebuild. Survivors were forced to look inward for the strength to start afresh. St. John's: City of Fire is an historical account of these three fires. It weaves through eyewitness accounts of the conflagrations, depicting the panic and the infighting, as well as the devotion to St. John's and the determination to see the city rise again.
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