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Lieut. William Pratt, the first settler, is supposed to have come Newtown (now Cambridge), Mass., in 1633. He left Newtown and settled at Hartford, Conn. in 1636, where he married Elizabeth daughter of John Clark. They had eight children. Their son, Capt. William Pratt (1653-1718) married Hannah Kirtland, by whom he had five children. Several generations of descendants are given.

"Decision making in the police environment must take advantage of the latest advances in business and military management, but at the same time remain aware of the challenges associated with maintaining and restoring order on a day-to-day basis. The framework proposed in this book has been elaborated form the diverse experiences of the authors as managers, police officers and crime analysts; and shows how to effectively use intelligence for making decisions, which rules to respect when deploying resources and how to assess and monitor the impact of measures taken."--Publisher.

This book tells about the Iroquois Theatre fire that occurred on December 30, 1903, at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The fire resulted in more than 600 deaths and was the deadliest theater fire and single-building fire in U.S. history. This book is a tribute to the tragedy that left a deep trace in the memory of past generations and is also horrifying to a modern reader.