The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History

Like Winchester's Krakatoa, The Year Without Summer reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by history


In the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year—mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost...