Published Aug 4, 2020
The Great Peshtigo Fire
Gary Arndt delves into the mysterious origins of the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871, exploring the theory of comet fragments as possible causes behind America's deadliest yet forgotten fire, while contextualizing it with other concurrent Midwest firestorms such as the Great Michigan and Chicago Fires.
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