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Americans and their weather [[electronic resource] /] / William B. Meyer



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Autore: Meyer William B Visualizza persona
Titolo: Americans and their weather [[electronic resource] /] / William B. Meyer Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina: 304.2/5/0973
Soggetto topico: Climatology - Social aspects
Weather - Social aspects
Nature - Effect of human beings on
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects
Soggetto geografico: United States Climate Social aspects
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Americans and their weather  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-47282-0
9786610472826
0-19-535117-7
1-4294-0137-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910458302303321
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