Krakatoa: the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883

List of illustrations and maps --

Prelude --

1. "An island with a pointed mountain" --

2 The crocodile in the canal --

3. Close encounters on the Wallace Line --

4. The moments when the mountain moved --

5. The unchaining of the gates of Hell --

6. A league from the last of the sun --

7. The curious case of the terrified elephant --

8. The paroxysm, the flood, and the crack of doom --

9. Rebellion of a ruined peple --

10. The rising of the son --

Epilogue : the place the world exploded --

Recommendations for (and, in one case, against) further reading and viewing --

Acknowledgments, erkenningen, Terima Kasih --

Index.