When the Sky Burned: October 8 1871 #6 A Day to Remember Series

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Liz Tolsma A Tornado of Fire and Embezzlement Sweep through a Community Enjoy a series of 6 exciting novels featuring historic disasters that transformed landscapes and multiple li ves. Whether by nature or by man, these disasters changed history and were a day to be remembered. Promising painter Mariah Randolph longs to have her canvases displayed in the world’s best museums, and Hollis Stanford, the heir of a railroad tycoon, is her ticket to success. The railroad’s bookkeeper, Jay Franklin, discovers discrepancies and is convinced that Hollis is stealing from the company. But any proof of his dirty dealings go up in smoke when fire utterly destroys the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, October 8, 1871. The fire leaves Mariah blind, but Jay befriends her and even helps her to start painting again. But a trip to Chicago to return Hollis’s daughter to him could put both Mariah and Jay in more danger than even the fire that devastated the town and their lives. 256 pages 9798891510524 BARBOUR Show more