An edition of Krakatoa
(2003)
Krakatoa
the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883
1st U.S. ed.
by Simon Winchester
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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.
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded 27th August 1883
June 2003, Penguin Books Ltd
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Krakatoa: the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883
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2003, Harper-Collins
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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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-396) and index.
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