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KRAKATOA: The Day the World Exploded August 27, 1883.

KRAKATOA: The Day the World Exploded August 27, 1883.

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KRAKATOA: The Day the World Exploded August 27, 1883.

by Winchester, Simon

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New York:: Harper Collins,, (2003). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket (previous owner's name). First printing. An examination of the world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano - Krakatoa - which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Maps. Illustrated. Suggestions for further reading, index. xvi, 416 pp.

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Title
KRAKATOA: The Day the World Exploded August 27, 1883.
Author
Winchester, Simon
Format/Binding
Hardcover first edition -
Book Condition
Used - Near fine in a fine dust jacket (previous owner's name)
Jacket Condition
fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0066212855
ISBN 13
9780066212852
Publisher
Harper Collins,
Place of Publication
New York:
Date Published
(2003)
Keywords
disasters, indonesia, muslims, colonialism, tsunami,
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History: World;

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