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ISLAND ON FIRE
THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF LAKI, THE VOLCANO THAT TURNED EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE DARK |
| By: |
Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1781250049 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781781250044 |
| Publisher: |
PROFILE BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
20 March, 2014 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Translated from: |
English |
| Description: |
The 1783 eruption of Laki led to Europe's year without summer - and it is due again soon. This book tells the story of the volcano and also of the people whose lives it changed, such as the pastor Jon Steingrimsson, who witnessed and recorded the events in Iceland. It is the story, too, of modern volcanology. |
| Synopsis: |
The eruption of Laki is one of history's great untold natural disasters. The eruption, spewing out a poisionous fog, lasted for eight months, but its effects lingered across Europe for years, causing the death of people as far away as the Nile, and creating famine that may have triggered the French revolution. Island on Fire is the story not only of a volcano but also of the people whose lives it changed, such as the pastor Jon Steingrimsson, who witnessed and recorded the events in Iceland. It is the story, too, of modern volcanology, and looks at how events might work out should Laki erupt again in our time. |
| Illustrations: |
45 ills |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Profile Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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