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When the volca Tambora erupted in Indonesia in 1815, as many as 100,000 people perished as a result of the blast and an ensuing famine caused by the destruction of rice fields on Sumbawa and neighboring islands. Gases and dust particles ejected into the atmosphere changed weather patterns around the world, resulting in the infamous year without a summer in North America, food riots in Europe, and a widespread cholera epidemic. And the gloomy weather inspired Mary Shelley to write the gothic vel Frankenstein. This book tells the story of nine such epic volcanic events, explaining the related geology for the general reader and exploring the myriad ways in which the earth's volcanism has affected human history. Zeilinga de Boer and Sanders describe in depth how volcanic activity has had long-lasting effects on societies, cultures, and the environment. After introducing the origins and mechanisms of volcanism, the authors draw on ancient as well as modern accounts--from folklore to poetry and from philosophy to literature. Beginning with the Bronze Age eruption that caused the demise of Mian Crete, the book tells the human and geological stories of eruptions of such volcaes as Vesuvius, Krakatau, Mount Pelee, and Tristan da Cunha. Along the way, it shows how volcanism shaped religion in Hawaii, permeated Icelandic mythology and literature, caused widespread population migrations, and spurred scientific discovery. From the prodigious eruption of Thera more than 3,600 years ago to the relative burp of Mount St. Helens in 1980, the results of volcanism attest to the enduring connections between geology and human destiny.
Author Biography
Jelle Zeilinga de Boer is the Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science at Wesleyan University. His publications include work on the geodynamic evolution of the Appalachians, Costa Rica, Greece, Panama, and the Philippines. Donald Theodore Sanders has worked as a petroleum geologist, a science editor for encyclopedias, and an editor of corporate scientific publications. Before retiring from IBM, he created and edited that company's award-winning academic magazine Perspectives in Computing . Zeilinga de Boer and Sanders are also the coauthors of Earthquakes in Human History (Princeton).

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Author(s)
Donald Theodore Sanders, Jelle de Zeilinga Boer
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Date of Publication
01/11/2004
Language
English
Format
Paperback
ISBN-10
0691118388
ISBN-13
9780691118383
Subject
Earth Sciences

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Place of Publication
New Jersey
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Princeton University Press
Content Note
18 halftones, 22 line illus., 2 tables

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457 g
Width
152 mm
Height
229 mm
Spine
20 mm

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Robert D. Ballard

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