Simon Winchester
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Considers the global impact of the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano, documenting its cause of an immense tsunami that killed 40,000 people, its impact on the weather for several years, and its role in anti-Western Islamic fundamentalism.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 463 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Winchester illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings and ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree.