Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded
by Simon Winchester
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- HISTORY As New As New
- Seller
-
El Paso, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. HISTORY As New As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift quality About the book: The most terrifying and destructive volcanic cataclysm in modern recorded history took place in August 1883, when a series of incredibly powerful detonations destroyed the landmark island of Krakatoa, in the Sunda Strait, five miles off the western tip of Java. The impact of the explosions was utterly destructive in the immediate region, destorying 200 Javan villages and 40,000 people. The explosions had a dramatic effect that was felt and heard for thousands of miles, over fully ten per cent of the earth's surface - in central Australia, in East Africa, in India and in China. Ships sailing as far away as the Red Sea were covered with thick volcanic ash and immense rafts of pumice, some big enough to support trees and animals, floated in the seas clear across to Africa. Even more amazingly, the explosions were experienced around the whole world - by way of a substantial ten year burst of global warming - by the brilliance of sunsets and by the presence of fine suspended ash in the air. Using contemporaneous reports, this text recounts the events that led up to the cataclysm, as well as those occurring immediately after. Above all, Simon Winchester writes about how the Americans, English, Chinese and Dutch - and also the Javanese and Sumatrans to whom this land belonged - dealt with the unforgettable
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Sun Also Rises (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002241
- Title
- Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded
- Author
- Simon Winchester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New HISTORY As New As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
The Sun Also Rises
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged..
About the Seller
The Sun Also Rises
Biblio member since 2019
El Paso, Texas
About The Sun Also Rises
I have been selling on the nternet since 1997. As the store name indicates, I am a Hemingway fan, but I also have interest in the Old West, Christian books, classic,
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: