text Yokohama burning : the deadly 1923 earthquake and fire that helped forge the path to World War II
- Summary
- The story of the worst natural disaster of the twentieth century: the earthquakes, fires, and tsunamis of September 1923 that destroyed Yokohama and most of Tokyo and killed 140,000 people during two days of horror. Piecing together a minute-by-mi... Read more
- Contents
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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.
- Format
- text
- Description
- xvi, 313 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher
- Free Press 2006
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 952.136 HAM in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 952.136 HAM in Adult Non-fiction | Available |