Catastrophes!, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters (Signed)
by Donald R. Prothero
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- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0801896924
- ISBN 13
- 9780801896927
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About This Item
"Devastating natural disasters have profoundly shaped human history, leaving us with a respect for the mighty power of the earth, and a humbling view of our future. Paleontologist and geologist Donald R. Prothero tells the harrowing human stories behind these catastrophic events.
Prothero describes in gripping detail some of the most important natural disasters in history:
· the New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes of 1811-1812 that caused church bells to ring in Boston
· the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people
· the massive volcanic eruptions of Krakatau, Mount Tambora, Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, and Nevado del Ruiz
His clear and straightforward explanations of the forces that caused these disasters accompany gut-wrenching accounts of terrifying human experiences and a staggering loss of human life.
Floods that wash out whole regions, earthquakes that level a single country, hurricanes that destroy everything in their path, all are here to remind us of how little control we have over the natural world. Dramatic photographs and eyewitness accounts recall the devastation wrought by these events, and the people, both heroes and fools, that are caught up in the earth's relentless forces.
Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down."
This copy is fine in gray cloth with copper titles on the spine. No marks or damage at all to either the book or the unclipped DJ.
Signed by the author on the title page.
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B245
- Title
- Catastrophes!, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters (Signed)
- Author
- Donald R. Prothero
- Format/Binding
- Harccover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0801896924
- ISBN 13
- 9780801896927
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 2011
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