On September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of
Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown
recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book
on to chronicle the dramatic story that unfolded. Whereas Oregon's
famous "Biscuit" fire in 2002 burned 350,000 acres in one week, the
Hinckley fire did the same damage in five hours.
The #1 New York Times bestseller about the
Greatest Generation freshly adapted for the next
generation.
For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant.
For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant.
The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about
American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the
PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with
the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold
medal race.
