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The descriptive and intimate details make a person feel as though they are in the middle of the disaster.
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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 would violently vaporize. Winchester describes the eruption through the eyes of its survivors, and readers will be as horrified and mesmerized as eyewitnesses were as the death toll reached nearly 40,000 (almost all of whom died from tsunamis generated by the unimaginably strong shock waves of the eruption). Ships were thrown miles inshore, endless rains of hot ash engulfed those towns not drowned by 100 foot waves, and vast rafts of pumice clogged the hot sea. The explosion was heard thousands of miles away, and the eruption's shock wave traveled around the world seven times. But the book's biggest surprise is not the riveting catalog of the volcano's effects; rather, it is Winchester's contention that the Dutch abandonment of their Indonesian colonies after the disaster left local survivors to seek comfort in radical Islam, setting the stage for a volatile future for the region. --Therese Littleton
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Simon Winchester's many books include The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of the World. Each of these has been a New York Times bestseller and has appeared on numerous best and notable lists. Mr. Winchester was made Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by HM The Queen in 2006. He lives in western Massachusetts.
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- PublisherPerennial / Harper-collins
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0141015624
- ISBN 13 9780141015620
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages448
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Condition: Muy bueno. : Sumérgete en la catástrofe de 1883 con 'Krakatoa: El día que el mundo explotó' de Simon Winchester. Este libro narra los eventos que rodearon la erupción del volcán Krakatoa, explorando su impacto devastador en la región y en el mundo. Winchester examina las causas de la erupción, el tsunami resultante que cobró miles de vidas y las consecuencias a largo plazo en el clima y la sociedad. Con detalles descriptivos y un enfoque íntimo, el autor te transporta al corazón de este desastre natural, revelando las historias humanas y científicas detrás de uno de los eventos volcánicos más significativos de la historia. EAN: 9780141015620 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded Autor: Simon Winchester Editorial: Penguin Idioma: en Páginas: 448 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-08-08-464f9afa
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