Isbn: 9781582341996 - fire mountain: how one man survived the world's worst volcanic disaster (18 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Good. History, travel writing, and human tragedy collide in a heart-stopping work of narrative nonfiction. On May 8th, 1902, Mont Pel e in Saint-Pierre, Martinique, erupted, killing almost 30,000 people instantly and completely destroying the city known as the Paris of the Caribbean. It was a spectacular, biblical, horrifying disaster, without a doubt the most sensational event of its time. Days later, rescue teams heard cries from the rubble and uncovered Ludger Sylbaris, a twenty-seven-year-old laborer who had spent the night of the eruption in jail for his involvement in a bar fight and turned out to be-against all odds-the only known survivor. He was soon world famous, traveling across America as part of Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth. Using written eyewitness accounts and historical research, Peter Morgan spins this tale and more into a spellbinding narrative. Framed by Martinique's painful history, the disaster reveals layer upon layer of corruption: a French governor more concerned with public image than the safety of his fellow islanders, the moral conflict of a scientist who knew the risks but was told to keep them quiet, and the tangle of colonial attitudes that ultimately caused the death of thousands. With deft, literary strokes, in a book rich in detail, Peter Morgan delivers all the political intrigue, drama, heroism, and villainy of the greatest suspense novel - and every word is true.…

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Hardback. Condición: Good. History, travel writing, and human tragedy collide in a heart-stopping work of narrative nonfiction. On May 8th, 1902, Mont Pel e in Saint-Pierre, Martinique, erupted, killing almost 30,000 people instantly and completely destroying the city known as the Paris of the Caribbean. It was a spectacular, biblical, horrifying disaster, without a doubt the most sensational event of its time. Days later, rescue teams heard cries from the rubble and uncovered Ludger Sylbaris, a twenty-seven-year-old laborer who had spent the night of the eruption in jail for his involvement in a bar fight and turned out to be-against all odds-the only known survivor. He was soon world famous, traveling across America as part of Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth. Using written eyewitness accounts and historical research, Peter Morgan spins this tale and more into a spellbinding narrative. Framed by Martinique's painful history, the disaster reveals layer upon layer of corruption: a French governor more concerned with public image than the safety of his fellow islanders, the moral conflict of a scientist who knew the risks but was told to keep them quiet, and the tangle of colonial attitudes that ultimately caused the death of thousands. With deft, literary strokes, in a book rich in detail, Peter Morgan delivers all the political intrigue, drama, heroism, and villainy of the greatest suspense novel - and every word is true.…

Condición: Good. First Edition U.S. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

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hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. Bloomsbury hardcover in dust jacket, 2003, first U.S. edition-1st printing, jacket price $24.95; clean/tight, No marks/tears or signs of use. as New/Fine. We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.…

Condición: Very Good. 2003. First Edition. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condición: Very Good. 2003. First Edition. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper. . . . .

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First American Edition. 244pp Illus "How one man survived the world's worst volcanic disaster." (loc 981/1).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. All Images Are Provided By Website, Please Contact Us For Photos If Desired Book Is In Good Condition For Age Spine Worn At Top And Tail, Board Corners Bumped Jacket Worn Along Top And Tail Edges, Spine Sunned Binding Tight And Secure Pages Clean And Bright Throughout Previous Owner Has Left Remnants Of A Book Plate In The Front Of The Book.…

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Hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.