this short book tells of the events that unfolded during the last day in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted killing thousands and leaving them frozen in time forever as the way they perished covered by rock and ash, the city was forgotten until the 1500's when it was rediscovered and has been going through excavations ever since.
It's very short - more like an article - but it still could have been a good introduction to the science and some of the history of the day Mount Vesuvius blew its top, but there were too many typos and not a single source cited. Where did you get your facts, Quinn?