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Dippel John Van Houten <1946-> |
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Eighteen hundred and froze to death : the impact of America's first climate crisis / / John V.H. Dippel |
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New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes - Northeastern States - History - 19th century |
Cold waves (Meteorology) - Northeastern States - History - 19th century |
Climatic changes - Social aspects - Northeastern States - History - 19th century |
Social change - Northeastern States - History - 19th century |
Northeastern States Environmental conditions History 19th century |
Northeastern States Social conditions 19th century |
Northeastern States Politics and government 19th century |
Northeastern States Economic conditions 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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 |
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