France, 1848-1945: Intellect, taste, and anxietyDescribes some of the world's most famous fires including the Ringling Brothers Circus fire in 1944, the great fire of London in 1666, and the disaster of the dirigible Hindenburg in 1936. |
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Provincials | 29 |
Attitudes to Foreigners | 86 |
Education and Hope | 139 |
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