App Description

The Historic Fires app includes accounts and histories of the Great London, Boston and Chicago Fires and conflagrations around the globe.

What started the Great Chicago Fire? Who was responsible for the burning of Boston? Could the Great London Fire of 1666 have been avoided? Find out as you read personal accounts, discover the causes, and relive the aftermaths of some of history's biggest conflagrations with the Historic Fires app. With letters, paintings, diaries, insurance statements and photographs, Historic Fires provides answers to readers' burning questions.

App Features:

• High Resolution Images: View books, images and documents in high resolution. You can easily zoom in to see the smallest details. You may even see library marks within the books, just as you would if you held the book in real life.

• Offline Bookshelf: Download the books for easy reading, anytime.

All artifacts within this app are available only in English.

iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • January 08, 2013 Initial release