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Hurricanes and society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783 /
"During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, hurricanes posed unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean." "In this pathbreaking study, Matthew Mulcahy examines how colonists made sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from them, and the role of the sto...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
©2006.
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| Colección: | Early America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, hurricanes posed unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean." "In this pathbreaking study, Matthew Mulcahy examines how colonists made sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from them, and the role of the storms in shaping the development of the region's colonial settlements. Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783 provides a useful new perspective on topics that include colonial science, the plantation economy, slavery, and public and private charity."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 257 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801898976 0801898978 9780801890796 0801890799 0801882230 9780801882234 |