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| #1377805 in Books | Princeton University Press | 2009-09-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.20 x1.00 x6.20l,1.80 | File type: PDF | 352 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Great book on the history of vesuvius|By Eddie Burdette|It was one of the most intresting books that I have ever read dealling with the first know eruption in 79 ad to the last eruption in 1944 the many eruptions in between.|3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| The Fascinating Biography of a Volcano|By George PoirierFrom Publishers Weekly|Volcanoes in their full glory at the height of an eruption seem more a life force than one of inanimate nature. The temperamental monster Vesuvius, on the east side of the Bay of Naples, well deserves this lively and generously illustrated
Capricious, vibrant, and volatile, Vesuvius has been and remains one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. In its rage, it has destroyed whole cities and buried thousands alive. In its calm, its ashes have fertilized the soil, providing for the people who have lived in its shadows. For over two millennia, the dynamic presence of this volcano has fascinated scientists, artists, writers, and thinkers, and inspired religious fervor, Roman architecture, and Western lit...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Vesuvius: A Biography | Alwyn Scarth. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.