Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
074756843X
ISBN-13
9780747568438
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 2nd, 2004
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
214 grams
Dimensions
13.00 x 19.80 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
True storiesTrue stories / true accounts of eventsHistory of the Americas20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)Social impact of disastersHistoryHistory of the AmericasNatural disastersThe Earth: natural history generalThe Earth: natural history: general interest
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On 8th May 1902, Mont Pelee, the island volcano that had remained dormant for so long, had suddenly come alive. Within minutes the city had been destroyed along with its 30,000 inhabitants. This work presents the story of the destruction of a town in Martinique by an erupting volcano, a man who survived it, and a history of the island itself.
On 8th May 1902, the citizens of Saint-Pierre, Martinique, huddled together in their spectacular cathedral of Notre Dame. Mont Pelee, the island volcano that had remained dormant for so long, had suddenly come alive. Within minutes the city had been destroyed along with its 30,000 inhabitants. The only apparent survivor was Ludger Sylbaris, a twenty-seven-year-old labourer who had spent the previous night in Saint-Pierre jail. Sylbaris was taken on by P.T. Barnum's famous circus and became a minor celebrity as he toured America recounting the horrors of the explosion. "Fire Mountain" is the thrilling story of that fateful day, the complex political events that played a part in the tragedy and a fascinating history of the island itself.
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