Krakatoa
The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883
New York : Harper Perennial, 2005.
Format: Ebook
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Edition: First Harper Perennial edition.
Description: 1 online resource.
In August 1883, a catastrophic volcanic eruption off the coast of Java was followed by a tsunami that killed nearly 40,000 people. The author brings new perspective to this iconic event, showing how it marked a change in East-West relations.
Contents:
"An island with a pointed mountain" -- The crocodile in the canal -- Close encounters on the Wallace Line -- The moments when the mountain moved -- The unchaining of the gates of Hell -- A league from the last of the sun -- The curious case of the terrified elephant -- The paroxysm, the flood, and the crack of doom -- Rebellion of a ruined people -- The rising of the son -- Epilogue : the place the world exploded -- Recommendations for (and, in one case, against) further reading and viewing.
Subjects:
Volcanoes -- Indonesia -- History -- 19th century.
Volcans -- Indonésie -- Histoire.
Krakatoa (Indonésie ; volcan) -- Éruption (1883)
Krakatoa (Indonesia) -- Eruption, 1883.
Volcanoes -- Indonesia -- History -- 19th century.
Volcans -- Indonésie -- Histoire.
Krakatoa (Indonésie ; volcan) -- Éruption (1883)
Krakatoa (Indonesia) -- Eruption, 1883.
ISBN:
9780062277466
Ebook
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Viking, a division of Penguin Books, Ltd."--Title page verso.
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-396) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-396) and index.
Description based on print version record.