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The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894, this is a wonderfully written, researched and documented and deeply personal book on the Hinckley fires. Unbelievably absorbing and amazingly vividly told, it's one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. I even wrote a fan letter to the author. He also wrote
The Indifferent Stars Above, which explores the Donner Party tragedy in full, glorious, horrifying detail.
