5 juill. 1876 - “Vinnie came soft as a moccasin, ‘Don't be afraid, Emily, it is only the fourth of July.’” JL610
Description:
The 1876 fire on July 4th “gutted the business center of Amherst” (Johnson). Dickinson described her experience to the Norcross sisters in both unsettling detail and abstraction: “I could hear buildings falling, and oil exploding… It seemed like a theatre, or a night in London, or perhaps like chaos.”Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
5 juill. 1876
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 149 ans