The Peshtigo Fire of 1871

The Peshtigo Fire of 1871, one of America's deadliest wildfires, devastated a small Wisconsin logging town and caused the deaths of at least 1,500 people, possibly up to 2,500, in a firestorm of extraordinary intensity. Despite its staggering destruction and the fact that it jumped across Green Bay, the disaster remains largely forgotten, overshadowed by the more famous Chicago Fire that occurred on the same night. This audiobook explores the remarkable scale of the event and its historical obscurity, offering a detailed account of a disaster that rivaled the Great Chicago Fire but has not received its due recognition.