tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post3165472001341812389..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: The “Great Fires” of American History—and the Deadliest of All: PeshtigoCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-73129752252690819792020-06-04T10:26:39.435-04:002020-06-04T10:26:39.435-04:00Thank you, Kathy! I hope you enjoy it.Thank you, Kathy! I hope you enjoy it.Naomi Muschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085434185905946302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-68376238811106148032020-06-04T10:26:23.726-04:002020-06-04T10:26:23.726-04:00Thank you, Kay! Yes, so many details nearly lost t...Thank you, Kay! Yes, so many details nearly lost to history.Naomi Muschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085434185905946302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-2421726900863617352020-06-04T10:25:40.862-04:002020-06-04T10:25:40.862-04:00I learned only briefly about Peshtigo growing up, ...I learned only briefly about Peshtigo growing up, and I think possibly from my parents who used to fish the river there.Naomi Muschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085434185905946302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-91553737074310484062020-06-04T10:24:47.561-04:002020-06-04T10:24:47.561-04:00Yes, I remember that part of your story. I recall ...Yes, I remember that part of your story. I recall thinking of it in relation to The Red Fury, for the same reason.Naomi Muschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085434185905946302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-79091745502090128702020-06-04T10:24:10.272-04:002020-06-04T10:24:10.272-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Betti. Yes, so many intere...Thanks for stopping by, Betti. Yes, so many interesting bits of important history that aren't well-known!Naomi Muschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085434185905946302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-26922616906341426812020-05-02T22:06:15.216-04:002020-05-02T22:06:15.216-04:00Thank you, Naomi! I had never heard of the Great P...Thank you, Naomi! I had never heard of the Great Peshtego Fire. Such a tragedy! Your book sounds interesting. I have added it to my TBR list.Kathy Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058521531784778668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-56870533922413696682020-05-02T13:50:15.223-04:002020-05-02T13:50:15.223-04:00Thank you, Naomi, for this very interesting inform...Thank you, Naomi, for this very interesting information. I never realized there were so many different fires, especially all those in Charleston. Also, I'd never heard of the Peshtigo Fire. How horrific! I am looking forward to reading both The Green Veil and The Red Fury.KayMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972922396306756344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-37966204914572281022020-05-02T13:50:05.520-04:002020-05-02T13:50:05.520-04:00Wow! Thanks for the history lesson! There are so m...Wow! Thanks for the history lesson! There are so many things about America I did not learn growing up... I had not heard of the Great Peshtigo Fire... It saddens my heart b/c even now, geographically, it's too close to home!Barb Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975406375520039886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-28026624400350495502020-05-02T10:07:36.890-04:002020-05-02T10:07:36.890-04:00Fascinating post, Naomi. It's interesting how ...Fascinating post, Naomi. It's interesting how greater tragedies can be overlooked because smaller ones are in more familiar places or to better known people.<br />I featured the 1776 fire at the southern end of Manhattan Island, New York in A Heart For Freedom. Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-63937655426278952862020-05-02T09:44:20.801-04:002020-05-02T09:44:20.801-04:00Thanks for the history lesson, Naomi. I had not he...Thanks for the history lesson, Naomi. I had not heard of the Great Peshtigo Fire. What horrible devastation fire can cause! I look forward to the opportunity to read The Red Fury as well as The Green Veil.Bettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645337615635154815noreply@blogger.com