“Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history and significance of a natural disaster.” (New York Times)
“Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most geological writing.” starred Kirkus Review (Kirkus Review (starred review))
“Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and storytelling.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
“A good read.” (Washington Post Book World)
“Masterful build-up of literary and geological tension.” (The Economist)
“A real-life story bigger than any Hollywood blockbuster.” (Entertainment Weekly)
“Winchester...is noted for his ability to turn scholarly history into engrossing narrative.” (Chicago Sun-Times)
“Winchester’s exceptional attention to detail never falters.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
“Winchester scores.” (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg Post-Gazette) (Baltimore Sun)
“Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is absorbing...” (Daily News)
Simon Winchester's brilliant chronicle of the destruction of the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883 charts the birth of our modern world. He tells the story of the unrecognized genius who beat Darwin to the discovery of evolution; of Samuel Morse, his code and how rubber allowed the world to talk; of Alfred Wegener, the crack-pot German explorer and father of geology. In breathtaking detail he describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm whose echoes are still felt to this day.
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3. N° de réf. du vendeur G0670914304I4N01
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Vendeur : THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australie
22.0 x 14.0cms, 432pp b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper Winchester shows how the telegraph cable transmitted news of the volcanic explosion that killed 40,000 people and disrupted world trade. N° de réf. du vendeur 198129
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Vendeur : Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australie
Hardback. 1st Edition. .Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 432 pages. Brings to life the drama, the people and the science behind this iconic event. N° de réf. du vendeur 281914
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Vendeur : Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australie
Hard Cover. Etat : F-. Etat de la jaquette : F-. First Australian. F-/F-. 8vo. original maroon boards gilt (a trifle toned, minor creasing to a few leaves) in export dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. xvi, 432, with illustrations. A near fine copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 033232
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