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Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918

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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.

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.

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.

this book gives an educational view of the town of Cloquet, as well as interesting accounts of events that happened.

This book describes events concerning a large forest fire that destroyed the town of Cloquet, Minnesota on October 12, 1918. It is technically accurate and informative.

These are the type of books I enjoy - real events and how real people survived and moved ahead.
Well-written, interesting pics, in-depth background stories.