| Hiroshima Contributor(s): Hersey, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679721037 ISBN-13: 9780679721031 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 1989 Annotation: On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" ("The New York Times). Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| LCCN: 88040016 |
| Lexile Measure: 1190 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 4.24" W x 6.89" (0.19 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10036 Reading Level: 8.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" (The New York Times). Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima. |