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An Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of Laki, the Volcano That Turned Eighteenth-Century Europe Dark
An Island on Fire The Extraordinary Story of Laki the Volcano That Turned EighteenthCentury Europe Dark
Author: Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
The eruption of Laki is one of history's great untold natural disasters. The eruption, spewing out a poisionous fog, lasted for eight months, but its effects lingered across Europe for years, causing the death of people as far away as the Nile, and creating famine that may have triggered the French revolution. Island on Fire is the story not onl...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781781250044
ISBN-10: 1781250049
Publication Date: 3/20/2014
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
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