St. John's : city of fire / Paul Butler.
St. John's : city of fire / Paul Butler.
By
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Butler, Paul, 1964-
Publication Date
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2007
Publication Information
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St. John's, N.L. : Flanker Press,
Physical Description
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169 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term
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Fires -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History.
Geographic Term
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St. John's (N.L.) -- History -- 19th century.
St. John's (N.L.) -- Fire, 1817.
St. John's (N.L.) -- Fire, 1892.
St. John's (N.L.) -- Fire, 1846
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
:
Fire tore through the heart of St. John’s, Newfoundland, three times in the nineteenth century. It left behind utter destitution and an urgent need to rebuild. Survivors were forced to look inward for the strength to start afresh. St. John’s: City of Fire is an historical account of these three fires. It weaves through eyewitness accounts of the conflagrations, depicting the panic and the infighting, as well as the devotion to St. John’s and the determination to see the city rise again.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781897317112
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Baie Verte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Bay Roberts | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Bay St. George South | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Bell Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Bishop's Falls | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Brigus | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Buchans | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Burgeo | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Burin | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Carbonear | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Carmanville | Adult NFic NL - School | Adult Non-Fiction NL - School | 971.8 B97 | |
Codroy Valley | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Conception Bay South | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Corner Brook | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Cow Head | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Deer Lake | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Fogo Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Gambo | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Gander | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Glenwood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Glovertown | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Grand Bank | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Harbour Grace | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Labrador City | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Lark Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Marystown | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Musgrave Harbour - John B. Wheeler Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
New-Wes-Valley | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Pasadena | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Placentia | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Point Leamington | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Port au Port | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Pouch Cove | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Springdale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
St. Anthony | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | ADULT NFIC NL - BASEMENT OVERFLOW | Adult Non-Fiction NL - Basement Overflow | 971.8 B97 | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - NL Rm | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room | 971.8 B97 | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Prov Coll | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference Provincial Collection | 971.8 B97 | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 971.8 B97 | signed copy |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
St. John's - Michael Donovan | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Stephenville - Kindale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Twillingate | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Wabush | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Whitbourne | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |
Woody Point | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B97 | |