Kathryn Page Camp

When 12-year-old Julia is sent to stay with her cousin Fannie in Chicago, neither girl likes the arrangement. Then the Great Chicago Fire of...

 The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 is one of the best-documented events in history. Chicago was a newspaper town, and within 48 hours mo...

You’ve probably heard that the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was started by a cow. Mrs. O’Leary’s cow, to be exact. The rumor was appare...

I just finished reading a book about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. It made me think of that age-old question: What would you grab if y...