The Dreadful Judgement: The True Story of the Great Fire of London - Couverture souple

Neil Hanson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0385604459 ISBN 13 : 9780385604451

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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, brandy, and almost very other combustible material known to seventeenth century man. On 2 September 1666, London ignited. Over the next five days the gale blew without interruption and the resulting firestorm destroyed the whole city.

THE DREADFUL JUDGEMENT tells the true, human story of the Great Fire of London through the eyes of the individuals caught up in it. It is a historical story combining modern knowledge of the physics of fire, forensics and arson investigation with the moving eye-witness accounts to produce a searing depiction of the terrible reality of the Great Fire of London and its impact on those who lived through it.

Quatrième de couverture

A fire needs only three things: a spark to ignite it, and fuel and oxygen to feed it.

September 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 shacks made of little more than paper. The riverside warehouses were stacked with wood and coal. The fuel was already in place.

A fierce gale provided the oxygen. All that was now needed was a spark. On 2 September, the capital ignited. For four days the wind blew, and the Great Fire of London destroyed the city.

Working with modern forensics and insights into the physics of fire, as well as moving eye-witness accounts discovered in private papers and personal letters, Neil Hanson brings to life a historical detective story - and a searing depiction of one of the least understood events of British history.

Détails de l'édition

• Date d'édition: 1702
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0385604459
• ISBN 13: 9780385604451
• Reliure: Broché
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