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_aQE523.K73 _bW56 2003 |
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_aWinchester, Simon. _987594 |
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_aKrakatoa : _bthe day the world exploded, August 27, 1883 / _cSimon Winchester. |
246 | 3 | 0 | _aDay the world exploded, August 27, 1883 |
246 | 3 | _aKrakatoa : Day the world exploded, August 27, 1883. | |
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_bHarper Perennial, _aNew York, NY : _c2005. |
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_axvi, 416 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm. |
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500 | _a"Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Viking". | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [384]-396) and index. | ||
520 | _aIn 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. | ||
505 | 0 | _aList 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. | |
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