TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winchester,Simon
TI  - Krakatoa: the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883 
SN  - 0060838590 (pbk.) :
AV  - QE523.K73  W56 2003
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Harper Perennial
KW  - Volcanoes
KW  - Indonesia
KW  - History
KW  - Krakatoa (Indonesia)
N1  - "Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Viking"; Includes bibliographical references (p. [384]-396) and index; List of illustrations and maps -- Prelude -- 1. "An island with a pointed mountain" -- 2 The crocodile in the canal -- 3. Close encounters on the Wallace Line -- 4. The moments when the mountain moved -- 5. The unchaining of the gates of Hell -- 6. A league from the last of the sun -- 7. The curious case of the terrified elephant -- 8. The paroxysm, the flood, and the crack of doom -- 9. Rebellion of a ruined peple -- 10. The rising of the son -- Epilogue : the place the world exploded -- Recommendations for (and, in one case, against) further reading and viewing -- Acknowledgments, erkenningen, Terima Kasih -- Index
N2  - 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 (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc
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