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Research Article| January 01, 1905 Pelé and the evolution of the Windward archipelago ROBERT T. HILL ROBERT T. HILL Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1905) 16 (1): 243–288. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-16-243 Article history first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ROBERT T. HILL; Pelé and the evolution of the Windward archipelago. GSA Bulletin 1905;; 16 (1): 243–288. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-16-243 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionVOLCANIC ERUPTIONS OF 1902 AND HOW THEY WERE STUDIEDThree years have passed since the cataclysm of mont Pelé recalled to the world the existence of the Caribbean islands and their volcanoes. At first there was an urgent demand for news concerning the incident, and interest concentrated more in the human than in the scientific side of the story. Corps of photographers, reporters, journalists, geologists, and geographers were hurried to the islands by enterprising publications, societies, and individuals. Publishers required immediate copy, and although the scientific writers demurred to hasty delivery, because there had not been sufficient time for study and deduction of data, the remuneration offered was such that narratives had to be forthcoming. This ravenous public desire for information was as ephemeral as the great tragedy itself, for when, nearly three months later, Martinique suffered another terrible holocaust the incident received but a few lines of mention. . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.
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