Winchester, Simon, <br/><br/>
Krakatoa :  the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883 / 
 Day the world exploded, August 27, 1883 
Simon Winchester. 
 - First Harper Perennial edition. 
 - xx, 416, 16 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Viking, a division of Penguin Books, Ltd."--Title page verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-396) and index. 
<br/><br/>"An island with a pointed mountain" -- The crocodile in         the canal -- Close encounters on the Wallace Line -- The         moments when the mountain moved -- The unchaining of the         gates of Hell -- A league from the last of the sun -- The         curious case of the terrified elephant -- The paroxysm,         the flood, and the crack of doom -- Rebellion of a ruined         people -- The rising of the son -- Epilogue : the place         the world exploded -- Recommendations for (and, in one         case, against) further reading and viewing. 
<br/><br/> In August 1883, a catastrophic volcanic eruption off the         coast of Java was followed by a tsunami that killed nearly        40,000 people. The author brings new perspective to this         iconic event, showing how it marked a change in East-West         relations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0060838590 9780060838591 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Volcanoes--History--Indonesia--19th century
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Krakatoa (Indonesia)--Eruption, 1883
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE523.K73  / W56 2005