Kicking Cows, Plagues and Cathedrals - An Overview of the Great Fires That Forever Changed the Faces of Chicago, London, Brussels and Toronto (Paperback)

Legend has it that in 1871, Catherine O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern that set in motion the Great Chicago Fire. While historians have never been able to prove or disprove the O'Leary cow theory, it remains a piece of Chicago folklore to date. The great fires of London, Toronto and Brussels have similar tales associated with the historic blazes.This book looks at the causes, people involved and legacies of The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, The Great Fire of London of 1666, The Great Fire of Toronto in 1849, The Great Fire of Toronto in 1904 and The Bombardment of Brussels of 1695.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.