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The Cocoanut Grove Fire
Stephanie Schorow
出版Applewood Books, 2005
主題History / United States / 20th CenturyHistory / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)Technology & Engineering / Fire Science
ISBN18898338869781889833880
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kHjJK5ux7VIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋On the Night of November 28, 1942, a fire raged through Boston's number one glitter spot, the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in the South End. The worst nightclub fire in American history was over within minutes as flames and fumes swept through the two-story building. Some escaped through luck, fate, or guile, but by midnight, more than five hundred people were dead, dying, or maimed for life. In her gripping narrative, journalist Stephanie Schorow tells the story of the tragic night that made the name "Cocoanut Grove" synonymous with horror and devastation. As Schorow writes, "The inferno reached deep into the city's social structure-its politics, medical care, law enforcement, and religious life-and touched nearly everyone in the Boston area that day, even those who had never set foot in the club." Book jacket.