Angelo Heilprin

Mont Pel E and the Tragedy of Martinique

A Study of the Great Catastrophes of 1902, with Observations and Experiences in the Field

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From tropical paradise to tragic chaos - a remarkable eye-witness account of the catastrophic 1902 Mont Pelée eruptions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 682g
• ISBN-13: 9781108072496
• ISBN-10: 1108072496
• Artikelnr.: 33875828

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Impressions of Martinique
2. Saint Pierre and its ruins
3. The cataclysm of May 8
4. Days of fear and trembling
5. The last day of Saint Pierre
6. Vicar-General Parel's chronicle
7. After the conflagration
8. Vesuvius and Pompeii - a parallel
9. Across the island to Assier
10. To the storm-cloud of Pelée's crater
11. The geography of Mont Pelée
12. Père Mary, Curé of Morne Rouge
13. Clouds of passage
14. A second visit to Martinique
15. Battling with Pelée
16. A night of illumination, and the destruction of Morne Rouge and Ajoupa-Bouillon
17. The soufrière of St. Vincent and the afterglows
18. The volcanic relations of the Caribbean basin
19. The phenomena of the Eruption
Appendix
Notes
Index.