Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt
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- Synopsis
- A vivid narrative that captures the birth of the progressive era, Hot Time in the Old Town revives the forgotten disaster that almost destroyed a great American city when one of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 288 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780465013364
- Publisher:
- Basic Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/18/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Edward P. Kohn
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.