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The year without summer : 1816 and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history /

In the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year, mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klingaman, William K.
Other Authors: Klingaman, Nicholas P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Tambora, Mount (Indonesia) > Eruption, 1815.
Volcanoes > Indonesia > Sumbawa Island > History > 19th century.
Weather > Effect of volcanic eruptions on > Case studies.

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