1816 and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history
Klingaman, William K
2014
Examines the changes that occurred after the volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, including the worldwide disruption in the weather patterns, and the effects on politics, the economy, the arts, and social structures.
Reconstructs the pivotal year of 1919, tracing the political, diplomatic, social, cultural, and psychological changes that combined to make 1919 the first year, in essence, of the twentieth century.
Provides a general overview of the most prominent personalities and issues of the McCarthy era of U.S. history, covering the years of 1946 to 1954 when rumors and accusations of Communism became a dominant issue in American politics.
1816 and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history
Klingaman, William K
2013
Traces a year of dramatic global change in the aftermath of a massive early nineteenth-century Indonesian volcanic eruption that disrupted weather patterns and triggered food shortages, religious revivals, migrations, and a typhus epidemic.