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Americans and their weather / William B. Meyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyer, William B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatology--Social aspects.
- Climatology.
- Weather--Social aspects.
- Weather.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Nature.
- Climatic changes.
- United States--Climate--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Synthesizing research from various fields, this book offers a complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present. It points out that the significance of the weather and climate are continuously altered by the evolution of American life.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; ONE: Climate, Cultures, and Founding Myths; TWO: Antebellum America; THREE: Postbellum America; FOUR: Modernizing America; FIVE: Since 1945: New Amenities, New Hazards; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-47282-0
- 9786610472826
- 0-19-535117-7
- 1-4294-0137-0
- OCLC:
- 191924434
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