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The Dreadful Judgement

Paperback • 2002 • English

The Dreadful Judgement

By Neil Hanson

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About the book

If the story that struck the Grand Banks off Newfoundland in October 1991 was The Perfect Storm, the fire that destroyed London in September 1666 was The Perfect Fire. A fire needs only three things: a spark to ignite it, and the fuel and oxygen to feed it. In 1666, a ten-month drought had turned London into a tinderbox. The older parts of the city were almost entirely composed of wood-frame buildings and shanties. The riverside wharves were stack with wood, coal, oil, tallow, hemp, pitch, br...Show more

History and Archaeology

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ISBN

9780552147897

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

The Dreadful Judgement

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Paperback

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