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Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia

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Author(s)Simon Winchester
PublisherPenguin Books Australia
Date of Publication26/04/2003
LanguageEnglish
FormatHardback
ISBN-100670914304
ISBN-139780670914302
SubjectRegional History

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Place of PublicationHawthorn
Country of PublicationAustralia
ImprintViking/Allen Lane
Content NoteIllustrations, maps

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Title: Krakatoa
Author: Simon Winchester
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0 670 91430 4
Condition: Very Good second hand condition


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Krakatoa: The Day The World Exploded, August 27, 1883

The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a by-word for a cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly 40,000 people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event which has only very recently become properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Dust swirled round the world for years, causing temperatures to plummet and sunsets to turn vivid with lurid and unsettling displays of lght. The effects of the immense waves were felt as far away as France. Barometers in Bogota and Washington went haywire. Bodies were washed up in Zanzibar. The sound of island's destruction was heard in Australia and India and on islands thousands of miles away. Most significantly of all -- in view of today's new political climate -- the eruption helped to trigger in Java a wave of murderous anti-western militancy by fundamentalist Muslims, one of the first eruptions of Islamic killings anywhere. Simon Winchester's long experience in world wandering, history and geology give this fascinating and iconic event an entirely new life and perspective.

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