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Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Covered a Continent in Darkness
Island on Fire The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Covered a Continent in Darkness
Author: Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to a year without summer while igniting famine, disease, even revolution. Laki is Iceland?s largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783 is one of history?s great, untold natural disasters. Spewing out sun-blocking ash and then a poisonous fog for eight ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781605986746
ISBN-10: 1605986747
Publication Date: 1/15/2015
Pages: 224
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Pegasus
Book Type: Hardcover
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