Ghosts of Vesuvius A New Look at the Last Days of Pompeii, How Towers Fall, and Other Strange Connections

Name: Ghosts of Vesuvius A New Look at the Last Days of Pompeii, How Towers Fall, and Other Strange Connections
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ISBN: 9780060751005

ISBN-10: 0060751002

ISBN-13: 9780060751005

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Authors: Charles R. Pellegrino

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A fascinating look at Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Vesuvius eruption in comparison with other historically significant volcanic eruptions, including the World Trade Center disaster. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which obliterated the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was a disaster that resounds to this day. Now palaeontologist Charles Pellegrino presents a wealth of new knowledge about the doomed towns - and brings to vivid life the people, their last moments, and the aftermath. The lessons learned from modern scrutiny of that ancient eruption produce disturbing echoes in the present. Dr Pellegrino, who worked at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack, shares…

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List price: $16.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/9/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.02" wide x 7.99" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




A Walk Through Time and Space



In the Beginning



The Gods Themselves



Time Gate: The Coevolution of Volcanoes and Life



Then Listen, Josephus, for I Digress...



Swords and Sandals: Spartacus at Vesuvius



Ghosts of Future-Past



Cities in Amber



The Day After



Threads



Testament



Vesuvius in New York


Acknowledgments


Selected Bibliography


Index