Brown ’s debut book , '' Under a Flaming Sky : The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 '' ( 2006 ) , traces the personal stories and social , economic , and environmental causes of the Great Hinckley Fire of September 1 , 1894 , which burned an area of up to 250,000 acres ( 1,000 sq km ; 390 sq mi ) , including the town of Hinckley , Minnesota . The fire killed hundreds , including Brown ’s great-grandfather
Great Hinckley Fire
Great Hinckley Fire
Daniel James Brown