The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again. By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs…
The Dinosaurs Disappear FOR OVER 140 million years, dinosaurs ruled the world. They lived everywhere : in the forest, near swamps and rivers, and on the open plains. So many dinosaurs were around that other types of animals found it hard to exist. For instance, only very small mammals could survive around the dinosaurs, and they spent their lives hiding under bushes or in tall trees.