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The author counts down the days leading to the explosion of Mont Pelee on Martinique in 1902 which caused the deaths of nearly 30000 people. He shows how the catastrophe was particularly tragic as it was avoidable and reveals the intertwining of human foolishness with the forces of nature.
TITLE: The Last Days of St. Pierre
AUTHOR: Ernest Zebrowski
SKU: 9780813530413
PUBLISHER: Rutgers University Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 28/02/2002
PLACE PUBLISHED: United States
PAGES: 304
BINDING: Hardback
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 152 mm x 229 mm