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Hardcover • 2014 • English
By Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
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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 only of a volcano but also of the people whose lives it changed, such as the pastor Jon Steingrimsson, who witnessed and recorded the events in Iceland. It ...Show more
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ISBN
9781781250044
Publisher
Profile Books
Published year
2014
Language
English
Original title
Island on Fire The Extraordinary Story of Laki, the Forgotten Volcano that Turned Eighteenth-century Europe Dark
Format
Hardcover
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