Worlds Afire: The Hartford Circus Fire of 1944
by Paul B. Janeczko. Candlewick Press, 2004.
About
On July 6, 1944, 167 people were killed and over 500 were injured when the circus they were attending in Hartford, Connecticut caught fire. Janeczko recreates the before, during, and after of this true event in haunting poetry.
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ISBN:
0-7636-2235-4