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

Hanson, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798312841527

Editeur : Independently published, 2024

Synopsis

'Popular narrative History at its best, well researched, imaginatively and dramatically written.' Times Literary Supplement

A fire needs only three things: a spark to ignite it, and fuel and oxygen to feed it. In 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, coal and other combustibles. The fuel was already in place. A fierce gale provided the oxygen. All that was now needed was a match. 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, Neil Hanson brings to life a historical detective story - and a searing depiction of one of the most traumatic, but least understood events of British history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798312841527
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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