Sonnenmalerei sind fantastische Sonnenaufgauml;nge oder Sonnenuntergauml;nge; helle Kringel inmitten von tiefsten Schatten oder Schatten von Bauml;umen; Strauml;uchern oder Gebauml;uden.
#1584551 in eBooks 2014-02-27 2014-02-27File Name: B00I4PI5IW
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Not for the Squeamish; but Still RecommendedBy R. J RidleyMeticulously researched and very detailed account of a horrific event. You need to know: some of the details are horrifying; and this book is not for the squeamish. Trust me; some of the people died horrendously awful deaths; and ONan does not shy away from the facts.What led to the disaster was no single one error; and there really was no case of outrageous criminal negligence; Instead; it was a long series of small careless errors that snowballed into something beyond the sum of its parts. True; the big top had been painted with a mixture of melted paraffin and white gasoline for waterproofing; but other circuses at the time did the same thing. Two other circuses had started using flame resistant materials; but at that time; it was out of the ordinary.I was also impressed at how quickly the city mobilized to handle the disaster. Probably because WWII was still underway; there were procedures that were adapted that had to have saved some lives.The only caveat I had about the book was that most of the photos were taken by amateurs who attended the circus as regular customers. This means that many of the photos are a little grainy and not centered for maximum effect. You really have to study some of them to make out the details. But they were taken on the spot; so that is the outcome.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Storytelling of a Tragic Event!By Crystal GarlandI found this book after conducting a Google search looking for information about the Cocoanut Grove fire. I had no idea the circus fire even occurred nor had I heard about it. I purchased the book and couldnt put it down. The way ONan writes; you actually get a genuine feel for 1944; the way he describes the events taking place; I almost felt like I was there! Even though the book is 370 pages; he talks about the fire early in the book (he makes reference to the Cocoanut Grove fire; the book I was originally looking for). I was wondering how he was going to fill in the remaining pages; but he will take you through not only the fire; but the victims recoveries (some would take years to recover from their burns); identification of the bodies; the political machine at the time and of course Little Miss 1565. The photographs in the book are haunting. There are a lot of characters in the book and I was having trouble keeping track of all of them; but was enthralled nonetheless. It will drive you to tears reading about this deadly fire; the acts of heroism and of course the deaths of many. This is a book I will unlikely never forget; well researched and written.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Heartbreaking and engagingBy Pipers mamaIve read a couple books about this fire ; and this is by far the best written of them. Its a wonderful balance of facts and storytelling ; fairly easy to follow the names of people and what happened to them. I have read it twice just to really follow the story along and it was much more clear the second time around.I rank this with " to sleep with the Angels " and " fire in the grove " both of those were very well written historical books about fires in the same vein of storytelling
