The year without summer
Subtitle: 1816 and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history
By: William K. Klingaman and Nicholas P. Klingaman
Contributors: Klingaman, Nicholas P.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780312676452; 9781250012067
Subjects: History; Weather; Volcanoes; Effect of volcanic eruptions on; Eruption, 1815; Volcanic eruptions; Case studies
Description: "As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, producing excessive rain, frost, and snowfall across much of the northeastern United States, Canada, and Europe in the summer of 1816. ... The Year Without Summer examines not only the climate change engendered by the eruption, but its effects on politics, the economy, the arts, and social structures."--Jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-323) and index.