Rethinking American Disasters
Download or Read eBook Rethinking American Disasters PDF written by Cynthia A. Kierner and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Cynthia A. Kierner |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2023-04-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807179840 |
ISBN-13 | : 0807179841 |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rethinking American Disasters by : Cynthia A. Kierner
Book excerpt: Rethinking American Disasters is a pathbreaking collection of essays on hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, and other calamities in the United States and British colonial America over four centuries. Proceeding from the premise that there is no such thing as a “natural” disaster, the collection invites readers to consider disasters and their aftermaths as artifacts of and vantage points onto their historical contexts.