Ghosts of Vesuvius : a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how towers fall, and other strange connections /

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Author / Creator:Pellegrino, Charles R.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : W. Morrow, c2004.
Description:489 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5343391
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ISBN:0380973103
9780380973101
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [463]-465) and index.
Summary:An examination of the disasters at Pompeii and Herculaneum discusses what forensic archaeology and new findings in volcano physics reveal about modern events, including the "collapse column" at the World Trade Center.