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The Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918
by Carroll, Francis M. & Franklin R. Raiter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 087351257X
- ISBN 13
- 9780873512572
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Cloth in DJ; 246pp; DJ slightly curled at edges, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+/VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author (Francis Carroll). Account of devastating forest fires that swept across a major portion of northeastern Minnesota on October 12, 1918. Illustrated with photos & maps.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018293
- Title
- The Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918
- Author
- Carroll, Francis M. & Franklin R. Raiter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 087351257X
- ISBN 13
- 9780873512572
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Place of Publication
- St. Paul, MN
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- history minnesota midwest disaster wildfire
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