Author: Simon Winchester
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Keywords: august, exploded, world, day, krakatoa
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2005-07-01
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 0060838590
ISBN-13: 9780060838591

It may seem a stretch to connect a volcanic eruption with civil and religious unrest in Indonesia today, but Simon Winchester makes a compelling case. Krakatoa tells the frightening tale of the biggest volcanic eruption in history using a blend of gentle geology and narrative history. Krakatoa erupted at a time when technologies like the telegraph were becoming commonplace and Asian trade routes were being expanded by northern European companies. This bustling colonial backdrop provides an effective canvas for the suspense leading up to August 27th, 1883, when the nearby island of Krakatoa wou

Author: Kathy Furgang
Publisher: PowerKids Pre
Keywords: kathy, volcanoes, world, furgang, volcano, history, loudest, krakatoa
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2001-08-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0823956628
ISBN-13: 9780823956623