A history of Britain and the Commonwealth--those countries formerly ruled by British law and government--comprising approximately one-fourth of the Earth's land surface.
Reconstructs the day in 79 A.D. when the town of Herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and discusses the archaeological excavations of that town made in recent centuries.
Discusses the origin and composition of the earth's crust, the ways in which it is continually changing, its importance to man, and what it reveals about the history of the earth.