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Books on Fire

Author	: Lucien X. Polastron
Publisher	: Lucien X. POLASTRON
Total Pages	: 396
Release	: 2007-08-13
ISBN-10	: 1594771677
ISBN-13	: 9781594771675
Rating	: 4/5 (675 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Books on Fire by : Lucien X. Polastron

Download or read book Books on Fire written by Lucien X. Polastron and published by Lucien X. POLASTRON. This book was released on 2007-08-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for these disasters, the treasures that have been lost, and where the surviving books, if any, have ended up. Books on Fire received the 2004 Societe des Gens de Lettres Prize for Nonfiction/History in Paris.

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Language: en
Pages: 396

Books on Fire

Authors: Lucien X. Polastron

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-13 - Publisher: Lucien X. POLASTRON

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Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for

Language: en
Pages: 224

Fighting Fire!

Authors: Michael L. Cooper

Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-04 - Publisher: Macmillan

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From colonial times to the modern day, two things have remained constant in American history: the destructive power of fires and the bravery of those who fight

Language: en
Pages: 681

Fire in America

Authors: Stephen J. Pyne

Categories: Nature

Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-27 - Publisher: University of Washington Press

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From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts of successive American cultures to master wildfire and to use it to shape th

Language: en
Pages: 69

The Great Peshtigo Fire

Authors: Peter Pernin

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-30 - Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

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Reverend Peter Pernin was the parish priest for Peshtigo and nearby Marinette, whose churches burned to the ground. He published his account of the fire in 1874

Language: en
Pages: 241

Fire

Authors: Stephen J. Pyne

Categories: Technology & Engineering

Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-12 - Publisher: University of Washington Press

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Over vast expanses of time, fire and humanity have interacted to expand the domain of each, transforming the earth and what it means to be human. In this concis