Fire Mountain: The History Of Mont Pelee

Fire Mountain: The History Of Mont Pelee by Peter Morgan


ISBN
9780747556763
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
256
Dimensions
135 x 216mm

The dramatic story of the fateful day when Mont Pelee suddenly came alive.

On 8th May 1902, the citizens of Saint-Pierre, Martinique, huddled together in the spectacular cathedral of Notre Dame. For only God could save them from the disaster about to befall their city. Mont Pelee, the island volcano, had suddenly come alive.

Within five minutes the beautiful city (hailed as the Paris of the Caribbean) had been destroyed along with its 30,000 inhabitants. It seemed that the only survivor was Ludger Sylbaris, a twenty-seven-year-old labourer who had spent the previous night in confinement in Saint-Pierre jail.

The eruption was the most sensational event of its time. Sylbaris was taken on by PT Barnum's famous circus and became a minor celebrity as he toured America recounting the horrors of the explosion. 'Fire Mountain' is the thrilling story of that fateful day, the complex political events that played a part in the tragedy and a fascinating history of the island itself.
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