Reviews for The Circus Fire
Review - Circus Fire, The
If you liked McCullough's The Johnstown Flood, you'll probably like this.
Reviewed by Roger on 2003-07-22 21:20:36
The Circus Fireby Stewart O'Nan | |
| Category: |
"Crime and Disaster (non-fiction)" |
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| Pages: | 363 |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Date Read: | 08/16/2001 |
| Notes: | A well-written, interesting but gruesome account of a fire during a show of the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut in July, 1944. 167 people died. The author follows the story of several families during the course of the day and afterwards. |
| My Rating: | 8 |