On October 8, 1871, fire
turned night into a living hell.
While Chicago's blaze claimed the headlines, a fiercer
and more devastating inferno swept across Wisconsin's Green Bay
peninsula-obliterating farms, forests, and families in its path.
Here, among immigrant settlers carving new lives from the
wilderness, survival came down to split-second choices: to run, to hide, to
fight the flames. Mothers shielded children with their bodies, fathers vanished
into smoke, and neighbors faced the firestorm with nothing but faith and will.
Inspired by forgotten accounts and newspaper fragments, Secrets
in the Woods brings
to life the untold human drama of one of America's most harrowing nights-a
story of resilience, loss, and the fragile hope that rises from the ashes.
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Susan was born and raised as the fifth generation to live on the family land in Northeast North Dakota (nearly Canada). She moved to Wisconsin in 1997, living in Door and Manitowoc County, and now resides in the pastoral Kewaunee County. Married to Quentin, they share their home with Olive and Penny, their silly Labrador retrievers, and Gil, their ever-lazy cat.
As a devoted reader of historical fiction and nonfiction, she brings her passion for history and desire to educate readers into her work. With twenty-five years of experience in global advertising and marketing, she holds a master’s degree in communications and currently contributes her expertise to the Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport.
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