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By permission of heaven : the true story of the great fire of London / by Adrian Tinniswood
by Tinniswood, Adrian
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1573222445
- ISBN 13
- 9781573222440
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About This Item
New York : Riverhead, 2003. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. Literally 'as new'.; 331 pages; Description: 331 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Great Fire, London, England, 1666 --London --History. Summary: Draws on first-person testimonies and forensic records to document the events surrounding the 1666 Great Fire of London that destroyed more than 13,000 homes, numerous buildings, and St. Paul's Cathedral, in an account that considers the roles played by such figures as Charles II, Samuel Pepys, and Christopher Wren.
Synopsis
A dynamic recounting of the horror that gripped London in 1666 after a small baker's fire erupted and spread, destroying 13,200 homes, 93 churches, St. Paul's Cathedral, and every administrative building in the capital. Looting, savage violence, panic, and chaos reigned, but what happened in the fire's wake was even more extraordinary.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26188
- Title
- By permission of heaven : the true story of the great fire of London / by Adrian Tinniswood
- Author
- Tinniswood, Adrian
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 9
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1573222445
- ISBN 13
- 9781573222440
- Publisher
- New York : Riverhead
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
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