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96 pp.
| HarperCollins/Collins
| May, 2008
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-123982-3$22.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-06-123983-0$23.89
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Adapted by Dwight Jon Zimmerman.
This adaptation of Winchester's adult book Krakatoa details the 1883 volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island. The inclusion of numerous tangential facts (e.g., invention of the telegraph, a description of delft pottery) helps set the scene historically but may not be what readers are expecting from the title. Individual sections, such as a photographic gallery of famous volcanoes, encourage browsing. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.