Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918 (ISBN 087351257X)

An informative and accurate account of a forrest fire:
This book describes events concerning a large forest fire that destroyed the town of Cloquet, Minnesota on October 12, 1918. It is technically accurate and informative.

THIS IS A LOCAL READ:
In the fall of 1918, forest and wild fires devastated significant areas of Minnesota, killing anywhere from 400 to 1000 people. This book tells the story of these fires and the subsequent recovery of the region. While a valuable work on the topic, the book is not that interesting. We learn many details about the event, but the fire comes across more as a distant historical event than as a great tragedy. And little is said about how the residents planned to handle future fires. The book seems to have been intended for a local audience. Outsiders may find it hard to identify with the communities described.

educational and interesting:
this book gives an educational view of the town of Cloquet, as well as interesting accounts of events that happened.