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An imperial disaster : the Bengal cyclone of 1876 /

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The storm came on the night of 31 October. It was a full moon, & the tides were at their peak; the great rivers of eastern Bengal were flowing high & fast to the sea. In the early hours the inhabitants of the coast & islands were overtaken by an immense wave from the Bay of Bengal - a wa...

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Main Author: Kingsbury, Benjamin, 1987- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Bengal (India) > History > 19th century.
Cyclones > India > Bengal > History > 19th century.
Natural disasters > India > Bengal > History > 19th century.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Cyclones > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Catastrophes naturelles > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Cyclones
Natural disasters
India
India > Bengal
1765-1947
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History
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