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By Permission of Heaven: The True Story of the Great Fire of London

Brand: Riverhead Hardcover

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UPC:
9781573222440
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
2004-01-22
Release Date:
2004-01-05
Author:
Adrian Tinniswood
Language:
english
Edition:
1st
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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. 30,000 first printing.