Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

The Winecoff Fire: The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire

Varighed
6T 56M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Historie

It was Atlanta's Titanic.

On December 7, 1946 at 3:42 a.m. the first alarm came into Atlanta Fire Department headquarters:

"The Winecoff Hotel is on fire!"

Twenty minutes later the fourth, final and "general alarm" - the one reserved for a citywide conflagration - went out.

For the next two hours everything good, bad, improbable and certain about the human experience played out. Few events in history can match the Winecoff fire for extremes.

No one who was there was ever the same after the fire. Every witness was affected for the rest of their lives. The shock waves affected thousands more and still ripple today.

The tragic fire was at first ruled an accident in headlines welcomed by the public and embraced by city officials. But soon, closer examinations revealed an act so violent, so vicious - yet so unthinkable - it plunged the city into a state of denial from which it has never fully recovered.

Many shattered lives were bravely pieced back together. Many grew stronger, most suffered mightily and some are still struggling.

The story is told in our book:The Winecoff Fire: The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire --the tragedies, the triumphs, the extremes.

May we remember always the 119 victims and their families. --The Authors

Praise for The Winecoff Fire:

“CAREFULLY AND POIGNANTLY SET FORTH” -Celestine Sibley, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“GRIPPING” -The Asheville Citizen

“INTRIGUING AND APPALLING...” -Columbia State

“THEIR STORY IS RIVETING” -Montgomery Advertiser

“I HONESTLY DID FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN” -Athens Banner-Herald

“A REVERENTLY DETAILED ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT” -Columbus Ledger-Inquirer

“YOU MUST READ...” -Valdosta Daily Times

“THIS BOOK OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING IS GRIPPING...AUTHORS ARE TO BE COMPLEMENTED FOR THE SCHOLARLY JOB...ENGROSSING” -Chattanooga News-Free Press

© 2021 Longstreet Press (Lydbog): 9781735260822

Udgivelsesdato

Lydbog: 7. november 2021

Andre kan også lide...

  1. People that Changed the Course of History: The Story of John Quincy Adams 250 Years After His Birth Edward Cody Huddleston
  2. Dinner With The Hawthornes Cherie Fruehan
  3. A Good Year for the Roses Amanda J. Field
  4. Hunters of the Holy Grail Gabriel Drake
  5. The Legend of the Cross Chrissi Hart
  6. To the Point Patrick Jones
  7. Treasure of the Moon Goddess Karrie Barnum
  8. The Baron Again: (Writing as Anthony Morton) John Creasey
  9. Princeton Readings in American Politics Richard M. Valelly
  10. Orpheus and Power: The Movimento Negro of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil 1945-1988 Michael G. Hanchard
  11. Constitutional Politics: Essays on Constitution Making, Maintenance, and Change Robert P. George
  12. DIY HOMEMADE HAND SANITIZER: A Step-by-step Guide to Make Your Own Homemade Hand Sanitizer Using Essential Oils to Avoid Diseases, Viruses, Flu, and Germs for a Healthier Lifestyle DIY Homemade Publishing
  13. Principles of the Kingdom Dr. Candi MacAlpine
  14. The Qur'an - Surah 58 - Al-Mujadila aka Eth-Thihar Traditonal
  15. LOSE WEIGHT THE SIMPLE WAY: HOW TO GET IN SHAPE IN SIX WEEKS Idbac Fiidal
  16. When Lightning Strikes Twice: A Classic Murder Mystery set on the Northumbrian Coast Joseph Smith Fletcher
  17. Daws: A Man Who Trusted God Betty Lee Skinner
  18. Gospel of John: Jesus the God/Man Mike Mazzalongo
  19. Egyptian Religious Festivals and Rituals: Celebrations of the Divine Omar Khalil
  20. A Simple Story: 'Never perplex her mind with an idea that may disturb but cannot reform'' Mrs Inchbald
  21. Return to Glory: The Powerful Stirring of the Black Race Joel Freeman
  22. Put Comfortable Shoes in My Coffin: True Stories of Faith, Family and Fortitude Jennifer McCloskey
  23. The Shroud: Face to Face Robert Orlando
  24. The Buddha’s Practical Teaching John D. Ireland
  25. A Few of the World’s Great Religions Joseph McCabe
  26. Prayers that Empower You to Fulfil God's Will in Your Life and Be Blessed: Love is the Key that Will Transform Thee. Antony Hylton
  27. Meditation & Spirituality - A Philosophy: A PATH TO ATTAIN A STEADY MEDITATIVE STATE Shiv Mathur
  28. The Qur'an - Surah 49 - Al-Hujurat Traditonal
  29. CHANAKYANEETI B K Chaturvedi
  30. The Devil´s Pool George Sand (Amandine Lupin)
  31. The Qur'an - Surah 62 - Al-Jumu'a Traditonal

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet