Terra: Tales of the Earth : Four Events That Changed the World pdf
Terra: Tales of the Earth : Four Events That Changed the World pdf
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Author: Richard Hamblyn
Number of Pages: 240 pages
Published Date: 18 Jun 2010
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780330490740
File size: 33 Mb
Download Link: Terra Tales of the Earth Four Events That Changed the World
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Blending history, science and eye-witness accounts, and arranged in chapters corresponding to the four elements (earth, air, fire and water), "Terra" explores the relationship between the planet and the humans who inhabit its surfaces. Through four case histories - the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the weather-panics of the summer of 1783; the eruption of Krakatau in 1883; and, the Hilo tsunami of 1946 - Hamblyn reminds us of the earth's unimaginable force and describes what happens when that force is unleashed, both in terms of the immediate human consequences and the longer term economic and scientific implications. Serving, ultimately, as a stark and incontrovertible reminder of our vulnerability when the earth 'goes wrong', "Terra" also asks why we don't seem fully able to learn from the catastrophes, mistakes and responses of the past. 'Beautifully written, richly detailed and brilliantly judged' - "Guardian".
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Terra: Tales of the Earth : Four Events That Changed the World by Richard Hamblyn
Author: Richard Hamblyn
Number of Pages: 240 pages
Published Date: 18 Jun 2010
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780330490740
File size: 33 Mb
Download Link: Terra Tales of the Earth Four Events That Changed the World
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Blending history, science and eye-witness accounts, and arranged in chapters corresponding to the four elements (earth, air, fire and water), "Terra" explores the relationship between the planet and the humans who inhabit its surfaces. Through four case histories - the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the weather-panics of the summer of 1783; the eruption of Krakatau in 1883; and, the Hilo tsunami of 1946 - Hamblyn reminds us of the earth's unimaginable force and describes what happens when that force is unleashed, both in terms of the immediate human consequences and the longer term economic and scientific implications. Serving, ultimately, as a stark and incontrovertible reminder of our vulnerability when the earth 'goes wrong', "Terra" also asks why we don't seem fully able to learn from the catastrophes, mistakes and responses of the past. 'Beautifully written, richly detailed and brilliantly judged' - "Guardian".
Read online Terra: Tales of the Earth : Four Events That Changed the World Buy and read online Terra: Tales of the Earth : Four Events That Changed the World Download and read Terra: Tales of the Earth : Four Events That Changed the World ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Terra: Tales of the Earth : Four Events That Changed the World