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- catalog abstract ""On May 8, 1902, on the Caribbean Island of Martinique, the volcano Mount Pelee loosed the most terrifying and lethal eruption of the twentieth century. In minutes, it killed 27,000 people and leveled the city of Saint-Pierre. In La Catastrophe, Alwyn Scarth provides a day-by-day and hour-by-hour account of this devastating eruption, based primarily on chilling eye-witness accounts."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Eruption of Mount Pelee".
- catalog contributor b12537612.
- catalog coverage "Pelée, Mount (Martinique) Eruption, 1902.".
- catalog coverage "Saint-Pierre (Martinique) History 20th century.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""On May 8, 1902, on the Caribbean Island of Martinique, the volcano Mount Pelee loosed the most terrifying and lethal eruption of the twentieth century. In minutes, it killed 27,000 people and leveled the city of Saint-Pierre. In La Catastrophe, Alwyn Scarth provides a day-by-day and hour-by-hour account of this devastating eruption, based primarily on chilling eye-witness accounts."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-[235]) and index.".
- catalog description "The eruption in 1792 -- The eruption in 1851 -- Perceived implications of the eruption in 1851 -- Fumes in the Etang Sec -- The eruption begins -- Warning fumes -- The eruption begins -- An election and other activities -- Sunday 27 April -- Safety in Saint-Pierre -- The first ash and dust fall on Saint-Pierre -- Repentance at Le Morne-Rouge -- The governor visits Saint-Pierre and Le Precheur -- Charles and Emilie Dujon flee to safety -- A volcanic shroud for Saint-Pierre -- Volcanic zeal -- A weekend for writing letters -- The first victims of the eruption -- The destruction of the Guerin factory -- The sea wave, or tsunami -- The exodus from Fonds-Core -- The arrival of the Suchet -- Governor Mouttet's second visit to Saint-Pierre -- A message from the mayor -- A turbulent night -- A change in activity -- Governor Mouttet returns again to Le Precheur -- A prophecy -- A chance to leave Saint-Pierre -- "What better place to be ..." -- Abbe Parel returns to Sainte-Philomene and Le Precheur -- Cable repairs -- Governor Mouttet appoints a scientific commission -- An interview with Monsieur Landes -- An alternative view from the Orsolina -- Lieutenant Hebert visits the Fort market -- The first nuees ardentes -- A rival eruption -- Anguish in Saint-Pierre -- Governor Mouttet moves to Saint-Pierre -- Miraculous repairs -- More decisions to leave Saint-Pierre -- 7 May in Le Morne-Rouge -- The night of 7-8 May at Trouvaillant -- Moods in Saint-Pierre on the evening of 7 May -- The last letter from Saint-Pierre -- Ascension Day dawns.".
- catalog extent "ix, 246 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195218396 (cloth)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Pelée, Mount (Martinique) Eruption, 1902.".
- catalog spatial "Saint-Pierre (Martinique) History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "972.98/2 21".
- catalog subject "QE523.P3 S33 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "The eruption in 1792 -- The eruption in 1851 -- Perceived implications of the eruption in 1851 -- Fumes in the Etang Sec -- The eruption begins -- Warning fumes -- The eruption begins -- An election and other activities -- Sunday 27 April -- Safety in Saint-Pierre -- The first ash and dust fall on Saint-Pierre -- Repentance at Le Morne-Rouge -- The governor visits Saint-Pierre and Le Precheur -- Charles and Emilie Dujon flee to safety -- A volcanic shroud for Saint-Pierre -- Volcanic zeal -- A weekend for writing letters -- The first victims of the eruption -- The destruction of the Guerin factory -- The sea wave, or tsunami -- The exodus from Fonds-Core -- The arrival of the Suchet -- Governor Mouttet's second visit to Saint-Pierre -- A message from the mayor -- A turbulent night -- A change in activity -- Governor Mouttet returns again to Le Precheur -- A prophecy -- A chance to leave Saint-Pierre -- "What better place to be ..." -- Abbe Parel returns to Sainte-Philomene and Le Precheur -- Cable repairs -- Governor Mouttet appoints a scientific commission -- An interview with Monsieur Landes -- An alternative view from the Orsolina -- Lieutenant Hebert visits the Fort market -- The first nuees ardentes -- A rival eruption -- Anguish in Saint-Pierre -- Governor Mouttet moves to Saint-Pierre -- Miraculous repairs -- More decisions to leave Saint-Pierre -- 7 May in Le Morne-Rouge -- The night of 7-8 May at Trouvaillant -- Moods in Saint-Pierre on the evening of 7 May -- The last letter from Saint-Pierre -- Ascension Day dawns.".
- catalog title "Eruption of Mount Pelee".
- catalog title "La catastrophe : the eruption of Mount Pelee, the worst volcanic eruption of the twentieth century / Alwyn Scarth.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".