Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918 [Paperback]

Francis Carroll (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1990

In the fall of 1918, devastating forest fires swept across a major portion of northeastern Minnesota. Drawing on both published survivors' accounts and on trial testimony never publicized, the authors bring to light this saga of destruction, resurrection, and resilience in the face of adversity.

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"The Fires of Autumn is regional history at its best. It makes a valuable contribution to the historical record, in gripping fashion." -- Grand Forks Herald

Product Details

• Paperback: 261 pages
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press; First edition (October 15, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873512588
• ISBN-13: 978-0873512589
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,273,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS A LOCAL READ, October 14, 2001

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Severin Olson (Hyattsville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918 (Paperback)

In the fall of 1918, forest and wild fires devastated significant areas of Minnesota, killing anywhere from 400 to 1000 people. This book tells the story of these fires and the subsequent recovery of the region. While a valuable work on the topic, the book is not that interesting. We learn many details about the event, but the fire comes across more as a distant historical event than as a great tragedy. And little is said about how the residents planned to handle future fires. The book seems to have been intended for a local audience. Outsiders may find it hard to identify with the communities described.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, August 28, 2009

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Jeannie M. Benson "Jeannie" (Isanti, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918 (Paperback)

This book was so interesting I couldn't put it down. I loved it and it is a part of Minnesota History and what some people in earlier days endured.

3.0 out of 5 stars Well written but a tad dry, July 12, 2009

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Mark E. Lehde (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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I found "The Fires of Autumn" to be a very well researched book that I thought to be somehow lacking when portraying the human drama of the event. A goodly portion of the book, more than I thought was warrented, is devoted to the court battles that sprung from the fires and I think more space could and should have been devoted to dealing with the actual fire itself. After reading the excellent "Under a Flaming Sky" concerning the Hinkley Fire I found this book to be very dry and lacking in color.