• In 1918 fire protection was rudimentary at best. At worst it was non-existent. In this finely written book, local reporter and Hermantown historian Connie Jacobson details the physical mayhem and emotional shock and trauma that the rural community and its pioneer residents suffered during the most ruinous, devastating, cataclysmic fire in the history of northeastern Minnesota.

    ISBN: 978-1-937706-18-0

    SIZE: 8 x 10 Large Format

    Paperback

    140 Pages

    Numerous Historical, Original Photos and Illustrations

    Original Cover Art by Karen Holden

  • A Minnesota Pioneer Memoir that reveals rural life the way it was...challenging, inspirational, tragic, happy, everything life is meant to be. Funny, poignant, old-time writing.
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