Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     vii
Foreword     1
Preface     3

1 A City on Fire     9
2 The Exoneration of Mrs. O’Leary     51
3 Debunking Other Myths     85
4 The Real Cause     112
5 The Inquiry-Charade or Coverup?     139
6 Mrs. O’Leary’s Legacy     165
7 Afterword     176

AppendicesAnnotated Bibliography     309
Index     335