01721cam a2200349 4500 678790570 TxAuBib 20230228120000.0 051004s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780060838591 pbk. 0060838590 pbk. 9780060838591 (OCoLC)61770835 TxAuBib Winchester, Simon. Krakatoa : the Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883 / Simon Winchester. Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York : Harper Perennial, 2005. xx, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. "Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Viking, a division of Penguin Books, Ltd."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-396) and index. "An island with a pointed mountain" -- The crocodile in the canal -- Close encounters on the Wallace Line -- The moments when the mountain moved -- The unchaining of the gates of Hell -- A league from the last of the sun -- The curious case of the terrified elephant -- The paroxysm, the flood, and the crack of doom -- Rebellion of a ruined people -- The rising of the son -- Epilogue : the place the world exploded -- Recommendations for (and, in one case, against) further reading and viewing. 20230228. 1800-1899. Volcanoes Indonesia History 19th century. Volcanoes. Krakatoa (Indonesia) Eruption, 1883. Indonesia Krakatoa. Indonesia. History.