Year Without Summer 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History

Name: Year Without Summer 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
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ISBN: 9780312676452

ISBN-10: 031267645X

ISBN-13: 9780312676452

Edition: 2013

Authors: William K. Klingaman, Nicholas P. Klingaman

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Like Winchester's Krakatoa, The Year Without Summer reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by historyIn the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year - mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost, and snowfall through much of the Northeastern U.S. and Europe in the summer of 1816.In the U.S., the extraordinary weather produced food shortages, religious revivals, and extensive migration from New…

Book details

List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 2/26/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




The Volcano



Portents



Cold Fronts



The Handwriting of God



Day After Day



The Lost Summer



Poverty and Misery



The Price of Bread



Harvest



Emigration



Relief


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index