Octopus Grafik Grafik itibaren Selimiye, 48710 Selimiye/Marmaris/Muğla, Tyrkia
Straightforward account of the Mt. Pelee disaster in 1902 but I learned a lot. Amazing how uninformed we were generally about volcanoes 100 years ago. Zebrowski doesn't put much of his thinking into print and the result is historically written but there are some assumptions on dialogue between key characters that takes some license but also makes it that much more real and brings out the tragedy and folly of many of those involved, and the heroism of others. Takes a more sympathetic view of the Governer than other accounts I've read - always easy to look back and second guess but remember it hadn't happened yet! Recommended for anyone with an interest in this historical time and this specific disaster. Some minor discussion of volcanoes and pyroclastic surges but nothing in depth and/or technical.
oops...this wasn't as entertaining as the movie...