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Matter of Degree is the true story of Lieutenant
Rick Davey's celebrated nine-year mission leading to
the discovery of arson and political conspiracy in the
1944 Hartford Circus Fire, an American tragedy that destroyed the Ringling
circus and killed 168 people, including an 8-year-old
victim known for 50 years as "Little Miss 1565."
A
Matter of Degree is a haunting tale of personal
loss and public controversy, a superior work of nonfiction
literature filled with historical
details and vivid descriptions--coupled with explosive new
assertions of a political cover-up designed to conceal a
flawed 1944 investigation and a young circus worker's
dream-driven confession of arson.
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 Circus
Fire Memories is the new nonfiction compilation of
letters, stories and first-hand accounts from hundreds of
survivors of the Ringling fire. Here, at last, are
the personal narratives of the people who experienced the
blaze, witness its destructive effects, suffered the loss
of loved ones, and came to terms with the sorrow -- and
the guilty knowledge of their own survival -- that
followed their escape from the burning grip of death,
often with physical and emotional scars that would be
carried for a lifetime.
"Sixty years
may seem like a long time, but there is not time limit on
grief. It's a lifelong process." - Lilla Burke, from
her personal recollection.
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