Book ID: CBB294712636

Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina (2015)

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Spanning more than five centuries and drawing on extensive archival research in Europe and the Americas, Sea of Storms emphasizes the continuing role of race, social inequality, and economic ideology in the shaping of our responses to natural disaster.

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Review Douglas Brinkley (2016) Review of "Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina". Environmental History (pp. 137-138). unapi

Review Shawn W. Miller (2016) Review of "Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina". American Historical Review (pp. 532-534). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Naylor, Simon
Anduaga Egaña, Aitor
Johnston, Sky Michael
Neil Macdonald
Munger, Michael Sean
Neely, Wayne
Journals
Public Interest Report
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Social Studies of Science
Journal of Historical Geography
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Historische Zeitschrift
Publishers
University of California, San Diego
Museo Vasco de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia José Luis Goti
Johns Hopkins University Press
iUniverse
Columbia University Press
Australian Scholarly Publishing
Concepts
Meteorology
Weather
Hurricanes; typhoons
Climate and climatology
Weather forecasting
Drought
People
Simpson, Joanne
Pierce, Charlie
Reid, William
Beaufort, Sir Francis
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
18th century
17th century
Medieval
Places
Great Britain
United States
Australia
Caribbean
Atlantic Ocean
Jamaica (Caribbean)
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
British Admiralty
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
United States. Weather Bureau
Great Britain. Royal Navy
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