The towns of the volcano: A study of the human consequences of the eruption of Parícutin volcano.

On February 20, 1943, Paricutin volcano was born in a Mexican cornfield located high in the Sierra Tarasca of the state of Michoacán. The lands of five small communities were devastated by ash and lava. When lava threatened to inundate two of the towns, their people were resettled in refugee communi...

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Main Author:	Nolan, Mary Lee
Other Authors:	Cook, Earl (degree committee member.), Gunn, Clare (degree committee member.), Kimber, Clarissa (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] 1972.
Subjects:	Major geography. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to OAKTrust copy Link to ProQuest copy