Winds of change : hurricanes and the transformation of nineteenth century Cuba / by Louis A. Perez Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez, Louis A., Jr., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hurricanes--Economic aspects--Cuba--History--19th century.

Hurricanes.

Cuba--Economic conditions--19th century.

Cuba.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hurricanes are a key factor in the development of modern Cuba. This book shows how these great storms - and three in particular (1842, 1844, 1846) - played a decisive role in shaping the economy, the culture, and the island's history. Eyewitness accounts and agricultural/economic data are used.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Where Winds Gather; 2. Coming into Being; 3. A Time of Tempests; 4. When Winds Disturb the Surface; 5. Bending to the Force of the Wind; 6. Between the Storms; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-185) and index.

ISBN:

9798890873583

9780807875650

0807875651

OCLC:

70738748