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  • The Last Volcano

  • A Man, a Romance, and the Quest to Understand Nature's Most Magnificent Fury
  • Written by: John Dvorak
  • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
  • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins

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The Last Volcano

Written by: John Dvorak
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
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Volcanoes have fascinated - and terrified - people for ages. They have destroyed cities and ended civilizations. In this book, John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms, looks into the early years of volcanology and its "father", Thomas Jaggar.

Jaggar was the youngest of five scientists to investigate the explosion of Mount Pelee in Martinique, which leveled the entire city of St. Pierre and killed its entire population in two minutes. This explosion changed science forever, and Jaggar became obsessed with understanding the force of nature that could do this.

Falling in love with a widowed schoolteacher who shared his passion, Jaggar devoted his life to studying volcanic activity and the mysteries beneath the earth's surface. From their precarious perch, this dynamic husband and wife duo would discover a way to predict volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, promote geothermal energy, and theorize new ways to study the ocean bottom.

©2015 John Dvorak (P)2015 Tantor
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"Reads like a good sci-fi, with colorful characters making startling discoveries." ( The Honolulu Star)

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