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. |
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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 |
ISBN: | 0380973103 9780380973101 |
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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. |
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