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Great Black Dragon Fire: A Chinese Inferno
Great Black Dragon Fire A Chinese Inferno Author:Harrison E. Salisbury For a full month, early May to early June in 1987, the fire raged on both sides of the Sino-Soviet frontier along the Black Dragon River, destroying some 10 percent of the world's conifer reserves before it was put out with the help of two Chinese armies. Salisbury, the only foreign correspondent allowed into the area, interviewed officials,... more » soldiers, foresters and plain folk directly involved (the death toll, about 200, was considered surprisingly small) and here presents an awe-inspiring account of what may have been the largest fire in world history--the devastated area is roughly the size of New England.« less