TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winchester,Simon
TI  - Krakatoa: the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883 
SN  - 0060838590
AV  - QE523.K73 W56 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Harper Perennial
KW  - Volcanoes
KW  - Indonesia
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Krakatoa (Indonesia)
KW  - Eruption, 1883
N1  - "Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Viking, a division of Penguin Books, Ltd."--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-396) and index; "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
N2  - 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
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