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The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire|Stephanie Schorow
The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire : A Boston Tragedy
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On November 28, 1942, fire roared through Boston's famed Cocoanut Grove nightclub during what was supposed to be a high-spirited Saturday night. By midnight, more than five hundred people were dead, dying, or maimed for life.


Local author Stephanie Schorow probes the club's history, the circumstances leading to the fire, and the tragedy's lingering impact. The inferno reached deep into the city's social structure--its politics, medical care, law enforcement, and religious life--and touched nearly everyone in the Boston area, even those who had never set foot in the club. In this newly updated and revised edition, Schorow has added new information, photographs, interviews and insights on the worst nightclub fire in American history.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781467152877
  • ISBN-10: 1467152870
  • Publisher: History Press
  • Publish Date: October 2022
  • Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.85 pounds
  • Page Count: 176

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