{"product_id":"the-last-volcano-a-man-a-romance-and-the-quest-to-understand-natures-most-magnificent-fury-9781681772981","title":"The Last Volcano: A man, a romance, and the quest to understand nature's most magnificent fury","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolcanoes have fascinated--and terrified--us for ages. They have destroyed cities and ended civilizations. This exemplary new book explores the early scientific study of volcanoes, as well as the life of Thomas Jaggar, the man who pioneered the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducated at Harvard, Jaggar went to the Caribbean after Mount Pel e exploded in 1902, killing more than 26,000 people. Witnessing the destruction and learning about the horrible deaths these people had suffered, Jaggar vowed to dedicate himself to the study of volcanoes. In 1912, he built a small science station at the edge of a lake of molten lava at Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, with the goal of solving the mystery of why volcanoes erupt and how they could be predicted. Jaggar found something else at Kilauea, too: true love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was Isabel Maydwell, a widowed school teacher who came to Kilauea to restart her life. Maydwell would quickly become one of the world's most astute observers of volcanic activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixed with tales of myths and rituals, as well as the author's own experiences and insight into volcanic activity, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Volcano \u003c\/em\u003ereveals the lure and romance of confronting nature in its most magnificent form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDvorak, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Originally trained as a lunar scientist, John Dvorak, PhD, spent twenty years operating a large telescope at Mauna Kea for the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii. His writing has appeared as cover stories for Scientific American, Astronomy and Physics Today. His books include Earthquake Storms and The Last Volcano, both available from Pegasus Books.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50428589342994,"sku":"9781681772981","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a00c88c-7044-45cc-b6bf-f7af214e582f.jpg?v=1729527320","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-volcano-a-man-a-romance-and-the-quest-to-understand-natures-most-magnificent-fury-9781681772981","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}