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To Sleep with the Angels : A Story of a Fire
To Sleep with the Angels A Story of a Fire Author:David Cowan, John Kuenster The story of one of the deadliest fires in American history that took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago in 1958. In gripping detail, those who were there -- children, teachers, firefighter -- describe the fear, desperation, and panic that prevailed in and around the stricken school buildin... more »g on that cold Monday afternoon. But beyond the flames, the story of the fire at Our Lady of the Angels became an enigma whose mystery has deepened with time: its cause was never officially explained despite evidence that it had been intentionally set by a troubled student at the school. The fire led to a complete overhaul of fire safety standards for American schools, but it left a community torn apart by grief and anger, and accusations that the Catholic church and city fathers had shielded the truth. Messrs. Cowan and Kuenster have recreated this tragedy in a powerful narrative with all the elements of a first-rate detective story.« less