Volcano : nature and culture
Hamilton, James2012
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Tourists have trekked across cracked rock at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano to witness the sight of creeping lava and its devastating effects on the landscape. In 2010, Eyjafjallajokull erupted in Iceland, stranding travellers as a cloud of ash..
Main title:
Volcano : nature and culture / by James Hamilton
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Imprint:
London Reaktion Books 2012
Collation:
208 p. illustralions
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Contents:
The whole sea boiled and blazed -- The geography, science and allure of volcanoes -- A horrid inundation of fire -- Sir William Hamilton and the lure of Vesuvius -- The first days of Graham Island and the last days of Pompeii -- Krakatoa shakes the world -- The night had vanished: vorticism and the volcano -- The shifting furnace
ISBN:
9781861899170 (pbk)
Dewey class:
551.21 VOL
Local class:
551.21
Language:
English
BRN:
10993
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