Klingaman, William K

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The year without summer

1816 and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history
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.
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1919

the year our world began
1987
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.

1941

our lives in a world on the edge
1988
First person reports from a variety of sources tell about the fascinating year of 1941.

1929

the year of the great crash
1989
Contains anecdotes and accounts of what happened during the economic depression of 1929.

The first century

emperors, gods, and everyman
1990
Describes what it was like to live during the first century, quoting from first-person reports from around the world.

Encyclopedia of the McCarthy era

1996
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.

The year without summer

1816 and the volcano that darkened the world and changed history
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.
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