The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History

by William K. Klingaman and Nicholas P. Klingaman

Book Overview

Like Winchester's Krakatoa, The Year Without Summer reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by history

In the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year--mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption at Mount...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250042755
• ISBN13: 9781250042750
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"