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Ghosts of Vesuvius : a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how the towers fell, and other strange connections  Cover Image Book Book

Ghosts of Vesuvius : a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how the towers fell, and other strange connections / Charles Pellegrino.

Summary:

From Pellegrino comes a fascinating archaeologist's look at Pompeii and its remarkably well-preserved suburb, Herculaneum, as well as an examination of the Vesuvius eruption in comparison with the World Trade Center disaster.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0060751002
  • ISBN: 9780060751005
  • Physical Description: 489 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
  • Edition: 1st Harper Perennial ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2005, ©2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in hardcover: New York : William Morrow, ©2004.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-465) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
pt. 1. A walk through time and space -- pt. 2. Ghosts of future-past.
Subject: Eruption of Vesuvius (Italy : 79)
Vesuvius (Italy) > Eruption, 79.
Pompeii (Extinct city)
Excavations (Archaeology) > Italy > Pompeii (Extinct city)
Excavations (Archaeology)
Italy > Pompeii (Extinct city)
Italy > Vesuvius.

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