La catastrophe : the eruption of Mount Pelee, the worst volcanic eruption of the Twentieth century / Alwyn Scarth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scarth, Alwyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Volcanoes--Martinique.

Volcanoes.

Pelée, Mount (Martinique)--Eruption, 1902.

Pelée, Mount (Martinique).

Saint-Pierre (Martinique)--History--20th century.

Saint-Pierre (Martinique).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On May 8, 1902, on the Caribbean island of Martinique, the volcano Mount Pelee loosed the most terrifying and lethal eruption of the twentieth century. In minutes, it killed 27,000 people and leveled the city of Saint-Pierre. In La Catastrophe, Alwyn Scarth provides a gripping day-by-day andhour-by-hour account of this devastating eruption, based primarily on chilling eyewitness accounts. Scarth recounts how, for many days before the great eruption, a series of smaller eruptions spewed dust and ash. Then came the eruption. A blinding flash lit up the sky. A tremendous cannonade roared out

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Prelude; 3 The eruption begins; 4 An election and other activities; 5 Safety in Saint-Pierre; 6 The first victims of the eruption; 7 A message from the mayor; 8 ""What better place to be . . .""; 9 Ascension Day dawns; 10 The nuée ardente; 11 Escape; 12 The Bay of Saint-Pierre; 13 Ruins; 14 Realization; 15 Rescue; 16 Louis-Auguste Sylbaris; 17 The second great eruption; 18 Aftermath; 19 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-19-029357-8

1-280-53472-9

9786610534722

0-19-534584-3

1-4294-0358-6

OCLC:

466426341