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Chapter 5
The Coming of the Frost
From: The Invisibles
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In this chapter, Candow describes the events of the Great Fire of June 9, 1846, and the role of the Companies in combatting it. This chapter includes an overview of mid 19th century firefighting technology.
Contributors
James E. Candow
James E. Candow is from Gander, NL, and is a graduate of both Memorial and Dalhousie universities. He has written numerous articles, book chapters, and reviews and is the author of five books, including Cantwells’ Way: A Natural History of the Cape Spear Lightstation and The Lookout: A History of Signal Hill, which was shortlisted for the Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing. He lives in Dartmouth, NS.
