Eighteen hundred and froze to death
Subtitle: the impact of America's first climate crisis
By: John V.H. Dippel
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781628941173; 9781628941180; 9781628941197
Subjects: Climatic changes; History; Cold waves (Meteorology); Social change; Environmental conditions; Social conditions; Politics and government; Economic conditions
Other titles: 1800 and froze to death
Description: "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 that region's manufacturing sector. This book is written with the parallels between 1816 and our current 'climate change' in mind: it introduces informed non-specialists to the myriad of social, psychological, political, demographic, and economic consequences which can be brought about by abrupt change"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The coldest summer on record; title: In search of a new Garden of Eden; title: A real American revolution; title: Who hurls the thunderbolt now?; title: From ploughshares to power looms; title: Confronting the monster within; title: Postscript.