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Hurricanes and society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783 / Matthew Mulcahy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mulcahy, Matthew, 1968-
- Series:
- Early America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human beings--Effect of environment on--West Indies, British--History.
- Human beings.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--West Indies, British--History.
- Nature.
- Hurricanes--West Indies, British--History--18th century.
- Hurricanes.
- History.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Human beings--Effect of environment on.
- West Indies, British--Social conditions--18th century.
- West Indies, British.
- West Indies, British--Politics and government--History--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 257 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- "Intriguing and well-written analysis of the cultural impact of hurricanes in the plantation regions of seventeenth and eighteenth century British America." -- Institute of Historical Research
- Contents:
- Encountering hurricanes
- "A conspiracy of the winds"
- Weathering the storms
- Chaotic and scarce times
- Building for disaster
- Sympathy in distress
- The politics of public relief.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]- 249) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0801882230
- 9780801882234
- OCLC:
- 57465787
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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