Mrs. O'Leary's Comet
Author : Mel Waskin
Publisher : Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 9780897331678
Author : Mel Waskin
Publisher : Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 9780897331678
Author : Richard F. Bales
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 42,26 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1476604762
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 swallowed up more than three square miles in two days, leaving thousands homeless and 300 dead. Throughout history, the fire has been attributed to Mrs. O'Leary, an immigrant Irish milkmaid, and her cow. On one level, the tale of Mrs. O'Leary's cow is merely the quintessential urban legend. But the story also represents a means by which the upper classes of Chicago could blame the fire's chaos on a member of the working poor. Although that fire destroyed the official county documents, some land tract records were saved. Using this and other primary source information, Richard F. Bales created a scale drawing that reconstructed the O'Leary neighborhood. Next he turned to the transcripts--more than 1,100 handwritten pages--from an investigation conducted by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, which interviewed 50 people over the course of 12 days. The board's final report, published in the Chicago newspapers on December 12, 1871, indicates that commissioners were unable to determine the cause of the fire. And yet, by analyzing the 50 witnesses' testimonies, the author concludes that the commissioners could have determined the cause of the fire had they desired to do so. Being more concerned with saving their own reputation from post-fire reports of incompetence, drunkenness and bribery, the commissioners failed to press forward for an answer. The author has uncovered solid evidence as to what really caused the Great Chicago Fire.
Author : Mel Waskin
Publisher : Academy Chicago Pub
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780897331814
Uses eyewitness accounts and astronomical records to argue that the great Chicago fire was caused by the earth's collision with a dying comet and compares the event with the unexplained 1908 explosion in Siberia
Author : Dennis M. Drummond
Publisher : DRA Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 32,39 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0578141175
H. G. Catlett’s name is on land surveys throughout central Texas. This book, with never-before published letters and documents, tells his story—his work as a surveyor, service as a Texas Ranger, a courier for Zachary Taylor, an Army quartermaster, an expert on Indian affairs, and a proponent for a National Road (through Texas, of course.) Available at Amazon.com.
Author : David A. Lagnado
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1009063944
How do we make sense of complex evidence? What are the cognitive principles that allow detectives to solve crimes, and lay people to puzzle out everyday problems? To address these questions, David Lagnado presents a novel perspective on human reasoning. At heart, we are causal thinkers driven to explain the myriad ways in which people behave and interact. We build mental models of the world, enabling us to infer patterns of cause and effect, linking words to deeds, actions to effects, and crimes to evidence. But building models is not enough; we need to evaluate these models against evidence, and we often struggle with this task. We have a knack for explaining, but less skill at evaluating. Fortunately, we can improve our reasoning by reflecting on inferential practices and using formal tools. This book presents a system of rational inference that helps us evaluate our models and make sounder judgments.
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Page : 270 pages
File Size : 31,75 MB
Release : 1840
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Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 3090 pages
File Size : 48,42 MB
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 145972478X
This bundle presents Doug Lennox’s popular trivia book series in its entirety. These books will provide years and years of fun, with countless questions to be asked and tons of knowledge to be learned. The books cover general trivia but also such topics as sports (baseball, hockey, football, golf, soccer, among others), Christmas and the Bible, disasters and harsh weather, royal figures, crime and criminology, important people in Canada’s history, and so much more! Along the way we find out the answers to such questions as: Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right? What football team was named after a Burt Reynolds character? Who started the first forensics laboratory? Which member of the British royal family competed at the Olympics? Lennox’s exhaustive series is fun for all ages. Includes Now You Know Now You Know More Now You Know Almost Everything Now You Know, Volume 4 Now You Know Big Book of Answers Now You Know Christmas Now You Know Big Book of Answers 2 Now You Know Golf Now You Know Hockey Now You Know Soccer Now You Know Football Now You Know Big Book of Sports Now You Know Baseball Now You Know Crime Scenes Now You Know Extreme Weather Now You Know Disasters Now You Know Pirates Now You Know Royalty Now You Know Canada’s Heroes Now You Know The Bible
Author : Russell Gerald Johnston
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781475917703
Random Wisdom is a collection of thoughts and insights from some of the greatest minds of modern and ancient times, painstakingly collected and compiled by one man in his unquenchable thirst for knowledge. This collection of literary tidbits will educate, inspire, and entertain the reader with its wide range of subjects, wit, and timeless anecdotes. As the title suggests, the information presented is randomly organized and is meant to serve as an inspirational reference book. The thousands of entries are designed to inspire deeper thinking and inward reflection, with many offering a healthy dose of wit and humor as well.
Author : Rodney P. Carlisle
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : National characteristics, American
ISBN : 1438117485
Examines the history, events and people in the years often referred to the "Gilded Age", gathered by historians, scientists, archaeologists, and other scholars.
Author : Lawrence A. Kreiser Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 27,49 MB
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : History
ISBN :
Letting ordinary people speak for themselves, this book uses primary documents to highlight daily life among Americans—Union and Confederate, black and white, soldier and civilian—during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Focusing on routines as basic as going to school and cooking and cleaning, Voices of Civil War America: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life explores the lives of ordinary Americans during one of the nation's most tumultuous eras. The book emphasizes the ordinary rather than the momentous to help students achieve a true understanding of mid-19th-century American culture and society. Recognizing that there is no better way to learn history than to allow those who lived it to speak for themselves, the authors utilize primary documents to depict various aspects of daily life, including politics, the military, economics, domestic life, material culture, religion, intellectual life, and leisure. Each of the documents is augmented by an introduction and aftermath, as well as lists of topics to consider and questions to ask.