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Island on Fire: The extraordinary story of Laki, the volcano that turned eighteenth-century Europe dark Alexandra Witze Main edition
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Island on Fire: The extraordinary story of Laki, the volcano that turned eighteenth-century Europe dark
Alexandra Witze
The 1783 eruption of Laki led to Europe's year without summer - and it is due again soon.
224 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 19, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9781781252666 |
| Publishers | Profile Books Ltd |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 197 × 131 × 2 mm · 164 g |
| Language | English |
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