Krakatoa by Simon Winchester

Krakatoa by Simon Winchester

Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm.

Simon Winchester has had an award-winning 20 year career as Guardian correspondent. He lives in New York and is the Asia-Pacific Editor for Conde Nast Traveler and contributes to a number of American magazines, as well as the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and the BBC. He has written numerous books. The River at the Centre of the World (Viking 1997/Penguin 1998) has been shortlisted for the 1998 Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award.

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ISBN 13	9780141005171
ISBN 10	0141005173
Title	Krakatoa
Author	Simon Winchester
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2004-06-03
Number of pages	448
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