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Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded

by Simon Winchester, Soun Vannithone
Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded - Thryft
Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded - Thryft

Cataclysmic volcanic event reshaping history and science.

If you find yourself enthralled by how singular events can echo through history, altering science, society and even the earth itself, Simon Winchester's "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded" is a must-read. It's a masterful intertwining of geology, biology, and human narrative around the 1883 eruption, offering a lens on the past that is as informative as it is fascinating.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded

by Simon Winchester, Soun Vannithone
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ISBN: 9780141005171
Authors: Simon Winchester, Soun Vannithone
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, History, Nature
Related Topics: Nature, Historical, World History, Asia, Natural History
Goodreads rating: 3.88
(rated by 20620 readers)

Description

Simon Winchester's brilliant chronicle of the destruction of the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883 charts the birth of our modern world. He tells the story of the unrecognized genius who beat Darwin to the discovery of evolution; of Samuel Morse, his code and how rubber allowed the world to talk; of Alfred Wegener, the crack-pot German explorer and father of geology. In breathtaking detail he describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm whose echoes are still felt to this day.
 

Cataclysmic volcanic event reshaping history and science.

If you find yourself enthralled by how singular events can echo through history, altering science, society and even the earth itself, Simon Winchester's "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded" is a must-read. It's a masterful intertwining of geology, biology, and human narrative around the 1883 eruption, offering a lens on the past that is as informative as it is fascinating.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.