Description
| Product ID: | 9780141005171 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Krakatoa |
| Subtitle: | The Day the World Exploded |
| Authors: | Author: Simon Winchester |
| Page Count: | 448 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, History, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), The Earth: natural history: general interest, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Social impact of disasters, The Earth: natural history general, Indonesia, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm. ''Bracingly apocalyptic stuff: atmospheric, chock-full of information and with a constantly escalating sense of pace and tension'' Sunday Telegraph |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-06-03 |