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Eighteen hundred and froze to death : the impact of America's first climate crisis / John V.H. Dippel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dippel, John Van Houten, 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Northeastern States--History--19th century.
- Climatic changes.
- Cold waves (Meteorology)--Northeastern States--History--19th century.
- Cold waves (Meteorology).
- Climatic changes--Social aspects--Northeastern States--History--19th century.
- Social change--Northeastern States--History--19th century.
- Social change.
- Northeastern States--Environmental conditions--History--19th century.
- Northeastern States.
- Northeastern States--Social conditions--19th century.
- Northeastern States--Politics and government--19th century.
- Northeastern States--Economic conditions--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (222 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Publishing, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Almost 200 years ago the Northeast endured a dramatic, devastating series of cold spells, destroying crops, forcing thousand to migrate west, and causing many to wonder if their assumptions about a world governed by a beneficial Providence were valid. The so-called 'year without a summer' also exposed weaknesses in political and theological authorities, spurring a trend toward scientific inquiry and greater democracy. An endangered New England agriculture gave impetus to that region's manufacturing sector. This book is written with the parallels between 1816 and our current 'climate change' in mind: it introduces informed non-specialists to the myriad of social, psychological, political, demographic, and economic consequences which can be brought about by abrupt change"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. The Coldest Summer on Record""; ""Chapter 2. In Search of a New Garden of Eden""; ""Chapter 3. A Real American Revolution""; ""Chapter 4. Who Hurls the Thunderbolt Now?""; ""Chapter 5. From Ploughshares to Power Looms""; ""Chapter 6. Confronting the Monster Within""; ""Postscript""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62894-119-7
- OCLC:
- 909898674
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