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001 2003283118
003 DLC
005 20080826162141.0
008 030814s2003 nyuab b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2003283118
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm51946267
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050 00 $aQE523.K73$bW56 2003b
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100 1 $aWinchester, Simon.
245 10 $aKrakatoa :$bthe day the world exploded, August 27, 1883 /$cSimon Winchester.
246 30 $aDay the world exploded, August 27, 1883
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHarper-Collins,$cc2003.
300 $axvi, 416 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [385]-396) and index.
505 00 $a"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.
651 0 $aKrakatoa (Indonesia)$xEruption, 1883.
650 0 $aVolcanoes$zIndonesia$xHistory$y19th century.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc041/2003283118.html