Vulcan's Fury by Alwyn Scarth

Vulcan's Fury by Alwyn Scarth

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A description of 15 volcanic eruptions through the centuries, with first-hand accounts of the different ways people reacted to them. It reconstructs the physical experience of eruptions and examines the advances in technology and volcanic surveillance in the 20th century.

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Vulcan's Fury by Alwyn Scarth

A description of 15 volcanic eruptions through the centuries, with first-hand accounts of the different ways people reacted to them. It reconstructs the physical experience of eruptions and examines the advances in technology and volcanic surveillance in the 20th century.

Alwyn Scarth is the author of Savage Earth (HarperCollins), Vulcan's Fury, and La Catastrophe, among other works.

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ISBN 13 9780300075410
ISBN 10 0300075413
Title Vulcan's Fury
Author Alwyn Scarth
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 1999-09-10
Number of pages 308
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