Vesuvius
Subtitle: the most famous volcano in the world
By: Gillian Darley
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781846683176
Subjects: Volcanism; History
Description: A history of the world's most famous volcano, looming above the Bay of Naples: highlights include the eruption of 79 which buried Pompeii and that of 1944 as the Allies occupied Naples; the mythology of the ancients and the theories of early and scientific vulcanology; the visits of Goethe, Shelley and Mark Twain, and the researches of Emma Hamilton's husband.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.