Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

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Harper Perennial
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Applied, Arts & Photography, Asia, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Australia & Oceania, Best Sellers, Climatology, Disaster Relief, Earth Sciences
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Applied, Arts & Photography, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Climatology, Disaster Relief


In this first US edition, the author of the The Map That Changed the World portrays the 19th-century eruption of a Javanese volcano that still has global repercussions in both historical and scientific contexts. The book includes maps and other illustrations. Published in Great Britain by Viking, 2003. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Los Angeles Times

Simon Winchester has in Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, written an exhaustive and often exciting account of the Krakatoa events. In particular, it is outstanding in describing the sequence of events from 1:06 p.m., the moment of the first great explosion, on Aug. 26, 1883, to the immediate aftermath of the climactic blast of 10:02 a.m. the following day. — Kenneth Reich



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Publisher : Harper Perennial

Author : Winchester, Simon

Language : English

Edition : 1st Harper Perennial Ed. Publ. 2005

Published :2005-07-05

Number Of Pages : 464

Binding : paperback

ISBN-10 : 0060838590

ISBN-13 : 9780060838591

Item weight : 0.6 lb

Dimensions : 1.2 in x 5.2 in x 8.1 in

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