{"product_id":"catastrophes-donald-r-prothero-9780801896927","title":"Catastrophes!: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters","description":"\u003cp\u003eDevastating natural disasters have profoundly shaped human history, leaving us with a respect for the mighty power of the earth--and a humbling view of our future. Paleontologist and geologist Donald R. Prothero tells the harrowing human stories behind these catastrophic events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProthero describes in gripping detail some of the most important natural disasters in history: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes of 1811-1812 that caused church bells to ring in Boston\u003cbr\u003e- the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people\u003cbr\u003e- the massive volcanic eruptions of Krakatau, Mount Tambora, Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, and Nevado del Ruiz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis clear and straightforward explanations of the forces that caused these disasters accompany gut-wrenching accounts of terrifying human experiences and a staggering loss of human life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFloods that wash out whole regions, earthquakes that level a single country, hurricanes that destroy everything in their path--all are here to remind us of how little control we have over the natural world. Dramatic photographs and eyewitness accounts recall the devastation wrought by these events, and the people--both heroes and fools--that are caught up in the earth's relentless forces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald R. Prothero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801896924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801896927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.24w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 222","brand":"Donald R. Prothero","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46571040997631,"sku":"9780801896927","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c497d7e-3b3f-4069-a2a7-c9f0003f8135.jpg?v=1738807072","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catastrophes-donald-r-prothero-9780801896927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}