The Last Days of St. Pierre: The Volcanic Disaster That Claimed 30,000 Lives

by Ernest Zebrowski Jr.

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On May 8, 1902, Mont Pel e on the island of Martinique exploded. A deadly cloud of steam and ash churned through plantations and villages, flattened the grand city of St. Pierre, then thundered into the bay where it sank eighteen ships and hundreds of smaller craft. Within a minute or two, nearly 30,000 humans died. The splintered rubble of their homes and belongings burned for three days, and the world began to understand the awesome power of nu...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813530415

ISBN13:9780813530413

Release Date:February 2002

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:291 Pages

Weight:1.59 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Americas Caribbean & West Indies Earth Sciences Earthquakes & Volcanoes Geology History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Natural Disasters Nature Nature & Ecology

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