The Deadliest Wildfire in American History
00:00 — Introduction 00:36 — The Night the Midwest Burned 02:04 — Why Chicago Won the Headlines 03:39 — The Peshtigo Paradigm 04:32 — Wrap Up Sources: - How the 1871 Peshtigo Fire Became America's Deadliest Wildfire: https://www.history.com/news/peshtigo-fire-america-deadliest-wildfire - Massive Peshtigo Fire Burns in Wisconsin: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-8/massive-fire-burns-in-wisconsin - Peshtigo Fire (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo_fire - The Peshtigo Fire Weather Setup: https://www.weather.gov/grb/peshtigofire - The Night Wisconsin Burned: The…
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