A story of civilization in 50 disasters
"The earth shakes and cracks open. Volcanoes erupt. Continents freeze, bake, and flood. Droughts parch the land. Wildfires and hundred-year storms consume anything in their paths. Invisible clouds of disease and pestilence probe for victims. Tidal waves sweep ashore from the vast sea. The natural wo...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Thomaston, Maine :
Tilbury House Publishers,
[2015]
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| Series: | Story in 50 series.
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| Summary: | "The earth shakes and cracks open. Volcanoes erupt. Continents freeze, bake, and flood. Droughts parch the land. Wildfires and hundred-year storms consume anything in their paths. Invisible clouds of disease and pestilence probe for victims. Tidal waves sweep ashore from the vast sea. The natural world is a dangerous place, but one species has evolved a unique defense against the hazards: civilization."--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | "From Minoan volcanoes to climate change"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 269 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780884487487 0884487482 |
