Krakatoa the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883 - Winchester, Simon (London Viking, 2003)
"An island with a pointed mountain" -- The crocodile in the canal -- Close encounters on the Wallace Line -- The moments when the mountain moved -- The unchaining of the gates of Hell -- A league from the last of the sun -- The curious case of the terrified elephant -- The paroxysm, the flood, and the crack of doom -- Rebellion of a ruined people -- The rising of the son -- Epilogue : the place the world exploded -- Recommendations for (and, in one case, against) further reading and viewing.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [398-403) and index.
Keywords: Volcanoes -- Indonesia -- History -- 19th century; Krakatoa (Indonesia) -- Eruption, 1883.