Feb 26, 2025 07:00 PM — 09:00 PM Book club : "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded," by Simon Winchester — Cafe Express 1422 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019, USA

Please join us to discuss Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883 (416 pages) a non-fiction story by Simon Winchester.

Meeting Place :

Cafe Express 1422 W Gray St,

Houston, TX 77019, USA

Look for Oasis signs or a book club group.

Book Summary :

It examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the Earth’s most dangerous / loudest volcano—Krakatoa. A devoted Islamic population interpreted the eruption as a call to religious and national purity, which triggered a wave of murderous anti-Western militancy.