2017.CAS.003—1958 Faial Volcano Eruption Historical Booklet

2017.CAS.003

Booklet titled “Praia do Norte – Freguesia Mártir” (Northern Beach – Martyr’s Parish), front cover, by Manuel Faria de Castro, history professor and Castro family member, describing the impact of the 1958 volcanic eruptions on the town on Praia do Norte on the island of Faial, written sometime after 2007, and written as part of the Erupções da Memória Colectiva (Eruptions of Collective Memory) and Coleccão Piroclástica (Pyroclastic Collection) series, that may have been published by FaiAlentejo, a historical organization on the island of Faial.

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