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Inventing disaster : the culture of calamity from the Jamestown colony to the Johnstown flood /

When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate with victims and initiate relief efforts. Amply illustrated and expansively researched, 'Inventing Disaster' explains the origins and development of this predictable, eve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kierner, Cynthia A., 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Disasters > North Atlantic Region > History > 18th century.
Disasters > North Atlantic Region > History > 19th century.
Disasters > North Atlantic Region > History > 17th century.
Disasters > Social aspects > History.
Disasters > Political aspects > History.

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Call Number: D24 .K54 2019
 
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