Ghosts of Vesuvius : a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how towers fall, and other strange conn...
Ghosts of Vesuvius : a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how towers fall, and other strange conn...
Ghosts of Vesuvius : a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how towers fall, and other strange connections / Charles Pellegrino.
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Publisher
New York : W. Morrow, 2004.
Date
2004.
Call Numbers
N937.7/11
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Language
English
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Physical content
489 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. In the beginning -- 2. The gods themselves -- 3. Time gate : the coevolution of volcanoes and life -- 4. Then listen, Josephus, for I digress ... -- 5. Swords and sandals : Spartacus at Vesuvius -- 6. Cities in amber -- 7. The day after -- 8. Threads -- 9. Testament -- 10. Vesuvius in New York.
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Publisher
New York : W. Morrow, 2004.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"Employing volcano physics, Pellegrino shows that the Vesuvius eruption was one thousand times more powerful than the bomb that leveled Hiroshima, bringing to life the frightful majesty of that volcanic apocalypse. Yet Pellegrino digs deeper, exploring comparisons and connections to other catastrophic events throughout history, in particular the 9/...
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Ghosts of Vesuvius : a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how towers fall, and other strange connections / Charles Pellegrino.
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Includes index.
Bibliography, p. [463]-465.
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N937.7/11
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74VKDrl6lJdM
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ISBN
0380973103
9780380973101 (hbk.) :
0380973103 (hbk.) :
9780380973101
DDC
937.7
MMS ID
991019019109702626
