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Hartford (CT)
2 Reviews
Woollett, Laura A.
Big Top Burning: The True Story of an Arsonist, a Missing Girl, and the Greatest Show on Earth
(3)
4-6
In 1944, a fire broke out at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut, killing 167 people in ten minutes. This compelling account covers the tragedy, as well as the mysteries that remain about the cause and about one of the survivors. The readable text is supported by well-chosen black-and-white archival photos of the scene. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee
(2)
YA
On July 6, 1944, 167 people died, and five hundred more were injured, in a fire at a circus in Hartford, Connecticut. Janeczko gives fictional voice to these spectators and workers, who share their hopes, fears, despair, and gratitude in a cycle of poems that memorialize the historic tragedy.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
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May, 2004
2 reviews
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