The Martinique Horror and St. Vincent Calamity: Containing a Full and Complete Account of the Most Appalling Disaster of Modern Times (Classic Reprint)
The Martinique Horror and St. Vincent Calamity: Containing a Full and Complete Account of the Most Appalling Disaster of Modern Times (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Martinique Horror and St. Vincent Calamity: Containing a Full and Complete Account of the Most Appalling Disaster of Modern Times With a single blast of the torrent of flame St. Pierre, cover. Ing an area of four miles by two, was on fire. By land and sea all was one seething mass of flame. Nothing escaped. Animal and vegetable life was snuffed out in a moment. Seventy-two hours after the disaster thousands of charred bodies were lying dead on the water front. About the Publisher Forgotten ...
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Excerpt from The Martinique Horror and St. Vincent Calamity: Containing a Full and Complete Account of the Most Appalling Disaster of Modern Times With a single blast of the torrent of flame St. Pierre, cover. Ing an area of four miles by two, was on fire. By land and sea all was one seething mass of flame. Nothing escaped. Animal and vegetable life was snuffed out in a moment. Seventy-two hours after the disaster thousands of charred bodies were lying dead on the water front. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Fair. No Jacket. BA4-Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc. ), some edgewear, bumped corners, chipping, peeling, rubbing, fading, stains, soiled, discoloration, and shelf wear. Green covered boards with black borders and design, black and white picture plate adhered, gilt lettering, and marbled page edges. The Martinique Horror and St. Vincent Calamity containing a full and complete account of the most appalling disaster of modern times including a vivid description of the terrible volcanic eruptions; the destruction of St. Pierre and other towns and loss of nearly 50, 000 lives; heart-rending scenes, etc. In collaboration with Hon. John Stevens Durham, Ex-Minister of Hayti. No such frightful calamity, unequalled for the suddenness of the blow, the number of victims, the completeness of the desolation has ever come upon the civilized world with such overwhelming and harrowing force. Embellished with many superb photographic views taken before and after the terrible calamity.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Near Fine with no dust jacket. Just a hint of wear, very sl rubbing corners and tips Pg edges marbled, paper pictorial insert. Very clean, bright, tight copy filled w/photos of disaster.; HB, lg octavo; 560 pages.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾"; Type: Book This book tells the graphic and horrid calamity of modern times. Includes volcanic eruptions, city destructions, and the loss of thousands of lives. Presents several horrific illustrations and pictures. Green covers with gilt lettering and an embossed oval picture on front cover. Marble colored edge pages. Light edge wear. 560 pages. The book is in excellent readable condition. There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the text.
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