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 enlarge | Author: David Von Drehle
Publisher: Grove Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 18246
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 080214151X
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780802141514
ASIN: 080214151X
Publication Date: August 16, 2004
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 A great and important story, excellently told August 20, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is a stunningly beautiful journalistic tour de force. It's just the sort of slice-of-history book I love -- one that takes a little-noticed event and spins a page-turner of a narrative tale out of it. I loved "Close to Shore" (about a series of turn-of-the-century shark attacks on the Jersey Shore) for that reason. Ditto "In the Heart of the Sea" (about the whaleboat sinking that inspired "Moby Dick"). When I saw this book, my first thought was, how do you do a whole book out of a five-minute inferno? The book itself answers that question in spades. The political and historical analysis of the impact of the fire is bulletproof. The narrative drive is compelling as any novel, especially in the chapter about the fire itself. The aftermath stuff is just as good, especially the dramatic courtroom battle, which still has me pondering (and troubled) over whether the owners should or should not have been convicted; I don't want to give away the ending, so you'll see why when you read it. The research is beyond impressive: In an awesome feat of historical detective work (explained in detailed sourcing notes), the author unearthed the long-lost transcript of the trial. He also compiled the only full and accurate (as best as one can tell) listing of the victims as an appendix - an appropriately tender tribute to their heretofore under-appreciated legacy.
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