The Resource Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883, Simon Winchester
Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883, Simon Winchester
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Harper Perennial ed.
- Extent
- xx, 416 pages, 16 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060838591
- Label
- Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883
- Title
- Krakatoa
- Title remainder
- the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883
- Statement of responsibility
- Simon Winchester
- Title variation
- Day the world exploded, August 27, 1883
- Subject
-
- true1880s -- 1880 -- 1889
- trueGeology -- Indonesia
- trueHistory Writing -- Natural disasters and tragedies
- trueHistory writing -- Asia | Southeast Asia
- trueIndonesia -- History
- Krakatoa (Indonesia) -- History
- trueKrakatoa, Indonesia -- Eruption, 1883
- trueNatural disasters
- trueNature Writing -- Natural Disaster
- trueNetherlands -- Colonies -- Indonesia -- History
- trueSurvival (after disaster)
- trueVolcanic eruptions
- trueVolcanoes -- Indonesia
- Volcanoes -- Indonesia -- History
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Winchester's long experience in the world wandering as well as his knowledge of history and geology give an entirely new perspective on this fascinating and iconic event as he brings it telling back to life
- Award
-
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2003.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2003
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 162702
- Cataloging source
- NOV
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Winchester, Simon
- Dewey number
- 551.21/09598
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QE523.K73
- LC item number
- W56 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Volcanoes
- Krakatoa (Indonesia)
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883
- Label
- Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883, Simon Winchester
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 15838581
- Edition
- 1st Harper Perennial ed.
- Extent
- xx, 416 pages, 16 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060838591
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm51946267
- (Sirsi) i9780060838591
- Label
- Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883, Simon Winchester
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 15838581
- Edition
- 1st Harper Perennial ed.
- Extent
- xx, 416 pages, 16 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060838591
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm51946267
- (Sirsi) i9780060838591
Subject
- true1880s -- 1880 -- 1889
- trueGeology -- Indonesia
- trueHistory Writing -- Natural disasters and tragedies
- trueHistory writing -- Asia | Southeast Asia
- trueIndonesia -- History
- Krakatoa (Indonesia) -- History
- trueKrakatoa, Indonesia -- Eruption, 1883
- trueNatural disasters
- trueNature Writing -- Natural Disaster
- trueNetherlands -- Colonies -- Indonesia -- History
- trueSurvival (after disaster)
- trueVolcanic eruptions
- trueVolcanoes -- Indonesia
- Volcanoes -- Indonesia -- History
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAdult books for young adults
Genre
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- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best History Books: 2003
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2003
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