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Yokohama burning : the deadly 1923 earthquake and fire that helped forge the path to World War II / Joshua Hammer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hammer, Joshua, 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923.
- Earthquakes--Japan--Yokohama-shi.
- Earthquakes.
- Japan--Yokohama-shi.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 313 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Free Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- In 1923, a devastating earthquake and subsequent fires destroyed Yokohama and much of Tokyo killing 160,000 people. This narrative-driven account shows how peoples' lives and 20th century history were changed forever as a result of this catastrophe.
- Contents:
- September 1, 1923
- City of silk
- The morning before
- On the waterfront
- The catfish and the keystone
- Inferno
- Tokyo burning
- Rescue
- Massacres
- Spreading the news
- Going home.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-297) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0743264657
- OCLC:
- 67774380
- Publisher Number:
- 9780743264655
- Online:
- Publisher description
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