Rethinking American Disasters by Cynthia A. Kierner (English) Paperback Book

Description: Rethinking American Disasters by Cynthia A. Kierner, Matthew Mulcahy, Liz Skilton, Benjamin Carp, Alyssa Fahringer, Caroline Grego, Jonathan Hancock, Scott Knowles, Jane Manners, Richard Mizelle Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A groundbreaking collection of essays on hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, and other calamities in the United States and British colonial America over four centuries. The collection invites readers to consider disasters and their aftermaths as artifacts of and vantage points onto their historical contexts. Publisher Description 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. Author Biography Cynthia A. Kierner is the author of many books, including Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood.Matthew Mulcahy has written or cowritten several books and articles about natural disasters in colonial British America, including Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783.Liz Skilton is the author of Tempest: Hurricane Naming and American Culture and head of the Recent Louisiana Disasters Oral History Project. Details ISBN 0807179930 ISBN-13 9780807179932 Title Rethinking American Disasters Author Cynthia A. Kierner, Matthew Mulcahy, Liz Skilton, Benjamin Carp, Alyssa Fahringer, Caroline Grego, Jonathan Hancock, Scott Knowles, Jane Manners, Richard Mizelle Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 256 Publisher Louisiana State University Press GE_Item_ID:141779241; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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