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Mixed bag with lots of pictures, and sidebars making it a bit of an effort to follow the narrative. I enjoyed the excerpts from Mark Twain, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
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Pompeii: The Day a City Died
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From the NEW HORIZONS series of pocket-sized information books, an introduction to the life and times of Pompeii as revealed by modern archaeology. With foldouts and double-page spreads.
216 pages, Paperback
First published June 15,1987
This edition
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216 pages, Paperback
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January 1, 1992 by Thames \u0026 Hudson
- ISBN
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9780500300114
- ASIN
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0500300119
- Language
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English
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Alternates between very easy reading and heavier reading. The photos and such were really great though.
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Lots of history, pictures and details. The document section in the back is actually a collection of writings. Reading what Mark Twain and Charles Dickenson thought of the historical site was interesting to me.
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This little book is packed full of information, was like reading a history book, wish the type had been a wee bit bigger. But, still really interesting.
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Lots of pictures, and a good chunk on life in Pompeii and ancient Rome in general. The rest of it was architecture and archaeological inventory lists. A must-read for enthusiasts of floor plans of destroyed buildings that've been buried in ash for 1900 years
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I have finally got through the useful and informative documentation at the back. I learned things from this about the earliest times of the settlement.
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Solid introduction to the subject that it was good to revisit and I'm glad I finally read all of the appendices, mostly because the one by Mark Twain is fantastic.
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good information, lots of pictures. Having been to Pompeii before reading this book, I definitely learned more than what I had heard on my tour, though some of it was repeat information. I imagine the later editions of the book are more helpful.
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