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Freeman, 285 p. (An information-packed introduction to the study of
volcanoes written in an easy-to-read style.)
Editors, 1982, Volcano: in the series Planet Earth, Alexandria,
Virginia, Time-Life Books, 176 p. (A well illustrated and readable
general survey of volcanoes and their activity.)
McClelland, Lindsay, Simkin, Tom, Summers, Marjorie, Nielsen, Elizabeth,
and Stein, T.C., editors, 1989, Global Volcanism 1975-1985: Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, 656 p. (A full account of volcanism
on Earth based on eyewitness accounts from geologists and other
scientists, reporters, travelers, and other keen observers.)
Simkin, Tom, and Seibert, Lee, 1994, Volcanoes of the World (Second
edition): Stroudsburg, Pa., Hutchinson Ross, 233 p. (A comprehensive
regional directory of worldwide volcanic activity during the past 10,000
years; activity presented in table format.)
Tilling, R. I., 1982, Volcanoes: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological
Survey general-interest publication, 46 p. (A general introduction for
the nonspecialist to the study of volcanoes, with focus on the nature,
types, workings, products, and hazards of volcanoes.)
Tilling, R. I., 1984, Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, present, and
future: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey general-interest
publication, 46 p. (A nontechnical summary, illustrated by many color
photographs and diagrams, of the abundant scientific data available for
the volcano, with emphasis on the catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980,
which caused the worst volcanic disaster in U.S. history.)
Tilling, R. I., 1987, Eruptions of Hawaiian volcanoes: Past, present,
and future: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey general-interest
publication, 54 p. (A nontechnical summary, illustrated by color
photographs and drawings, of the eruption history, style, and products
of two of Hawaii’s active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa.)
Wood, C. A., and Kienle, Jurgen, editors, 1990, Volcanoes of North
America—United States and Canada: Cambridge University Press, 354 p. (A
rich compilation of volcanoes and volcanic fields in North America that
were formed in the past 5 million years; includes more than 250 entries
prepared by leading experts in volcanology.)
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