Fighting Fire! : Ten of the Deadliest Fires in American History and How We Fought Them

Fighting Fire! : Ten of the Deadliest Fires in American History and How We Fought Them. Michael L Cooper

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Author: Michael L Cooper
Date: 04 Mar 2014
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Language: English
Book Format: Hardback::224 pages
ISBN10: 0805097147
File size: 33 Mb
Dimension: 183x 237x 19mm::535g

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