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The year without summer : 1816 and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history /

"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 th...

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Main Authors: Klingaman, William K
Group Author: Klingaman, Nicholas P
Published:
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Volcanoes > Indonesia > Sumbawa Island > History > 19th century
Weather > Effect of volcanic eruptions on > Case studies
Volcanic eruptions > Social aspects > History > 19th century
Abkühlung
Eruption
Klimakatastrophe
Naturkatastrophe
Tambora, Mount Indonesia > Eruption, 1815
Tambora
Summary: "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."--Dust jacket.
Carrier Form: 338 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-323) and index.
ISBN: 9780312676452 (hardcover) :
031267645X (hardcover)
Index Number: QE523
CLC: P317.534.2
Call Number: P317.534.2/K656
Contents: 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.

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