An edition of Krakatoa
(2003)
Krakatoa
the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883
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, August 27, 1883
2003, Harper-Collins
in English
- 1st U.S. ed.
0066212855 9780066212852
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Krakatoa: the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883
2003, Thorndike Press
in English
0786257296 9780786257294
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded 27th August 1883
June 2003, Penguin Books Ltd
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0670914282 9780670914289
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 611-620).
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