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Pompeii AD 79: A City Buried by a Volcanic Eruption

56 pp. | Raintree | August, 2006 | Library ISBN 1-4109-2276-6 $32.86
(4) 4-6 When Disaster Struck series. These volumes begin with a brief description of Vesuvius's eruption or the plague outbreak. Maps, paintings, photographs, sidebars, diagrams, and primary source materials on busy pages combine with a chronological narrative to provide a comprehensive discussion of the events leading to each tragedy, the human loss, and the medical and scientific technology currently available to predict and prevent similar disasters. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these When Disaster Struck titles: Pompeii AD 79 and The Black Death 1347–1350.
Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

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