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Krakatoa, the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883, Simon Winchester

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Krakatoa, the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883, Simon Winchester

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-396) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Krakatoa

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51946267

Responsibility statement

Simon Winchester

Sub title

the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883

Summary

Considers the global impact of the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano, documenting its cause of an immense tsunami that killed 40,000 people, its impact on the weather for several years, and its role in anti-Western Islamic fundamentalism

Table Of 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

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Day the world exploded, August 27, 1883

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