02551nam 2200661 a 450 991081317060332120240410113648.01-280-47282-097866104728260-19-535117-71-4294-0137-0(CKB)1000000000400393(EBL)270980(OCoLC)191924434(SSID)ssj0000102538(PQKBManifestationID)11133153(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102538(PQKBWorkID)10050645(PQKB)10067472(MiAaPQ)EBC270980(Au-PeEL)EBL270980(CaPaEBR)ebr10142460(CaONFJC)MIL47282(OCoLC)560171441(EXLCZ)99100000000040039319990513d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmericans and their weather /William B. Meyer1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20001 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-513182-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; ZSynthesizing 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.ClimatologySocial aspectsWeatherSocial aspectsNatureEffect of human beings onClimatic changesEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesClimateSocial aspectsClimatologySocial aspects.WeatherSocial aspects.NatureEffect of human beings on.Climatic changesEnvironmental aspects.304.2/5/0973Meyer William B276411MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813170603321Americans and their weather3983499UNINA