The Circus Fire a True Story of an American Tragedy
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Random House Inc
- Publish date: 06/01/2001
In re-creating the horrific events of one of America's cataclysmic civic tragedies, Stewart O'Nan has fashioned both an incomparably gripping narrative and a profound, measured glimpse into the extremes of human behavior under duress. In the madness of the inferno, some -- like animal trainer May Kovar and Bill Curlee (who tossed dozens of children to safety over the lion's chute before being trampled to death) -- would act with superhuman bravery. Others -- like the sailor who broke a woman's jaw to get past her -- would become beasts. The toll of the fire, and its circumstances, haunt Hartford to the present day -- the identity of one young victim, known only as Little Miss 1565, remains a mystery.
But it is the intense, detailed narrative -- before, after, and especially during the panic under the burning tent -- that will remain with readers long after they finish this exceptional book.
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