October 1918 brought dry weather and balmy skies that turned deadly for well over 500 men, women and children, residents of the Town of Herman in northeastern Minnesota, a rural farming community next to Duluth. 75-mph winds drove a raging inferno down upon unsuspecting victims creating a tragedy never before seen nor, thankfully, repeated. In this book, Hermantown native Connie Jacobson details the facts, figures and the too, too human stories of how those fires devastated Hermantown, Minnesota. As a compassionate journalist, Jacobson brings detailed research, accurate reporting and emotionally searing stories to the page, creating a comprehensive and deeply touching depiction of the havoc and ruin visited upon the close knit, defenseless victims and survivors.