The Great Peshtigo Fire
Download or Read eBook The Great Peshtigo Fire PDF written by Peter Pernin and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Peter Pernin |
| Publisher | : Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Total Pages | : 69 |
| Release | : 2014-10-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780870206849 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0870206842 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Great Peshtigo Fire by : Peter Pernin
Book excerpt: Reverend Peter Pernin was the parish priest for Peshtigo and nearby Marinette, whose churches burned to the ground. He published his account of the fire in 1874. The late William Converse Haygood served as editor of the Wisconsin Magazine of History from 1957 to 1975. He prepared this version of Father Pernin's account on the occasion of the Peshtigo Fire's centennial in 1971. Foreword writer Stephen J. Pyne is a professor at Arizona State University in Tempe and author of numerous books on wildland fire, including Fire in America.
