The Great Chicago Fire
b'Don\'t Blame Mrs. O\'Leary\'s Cow
Guest:\\xa0Carl Smith, author of "Chicago\\u2019s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City," and Professor Emeritus of English and History at Northwestern University
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 displaced thousands. It became a global story with newspapers famously blaming the blaze on Mrs. O\\u2019Leary\\u2019s cow (or Mrs. O\\u2019Leary herself). The story is a little more complicated though\\u2014the fire was ultimately fueled by dreams for a new city, hastily built infrastructure, and internal division between the residents. But its resurrection was a global inspiration.
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How Paradise Went Up in Flames
Guest: Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano, authors of "Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy"
Destroying thousands of homes and claiming the lives of 85 people, the Camp Fire was, by far, the deadliest in California history. Now, two years after the blaze, these reporters have returned to Paradise, California to\\xa0examine the aftermath of the tragedy.'