Changes in the Air

Hurricanes in New Orleans from 1718 to the Present

von Eleonora Rohland

254 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Hurricanes have been a constant in the history of New Orleans. Since before its settlement as a French colony in the eighteenth century, the land entwined between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River has been lashed by powerful Gulf storms. Time and again, these hurricanes have wrought immeasurable loss and devastation, spurring reinvention and ingenuity on the part of inhabitants. Changes in the Air offers a rich and thoroughly researched history of how hurricanes have shaped and reshaped New Orleans from the colonial era to the present day, focusing on how its residents have adapted to a uniquely unpredictable and destructive environment across more than three centuries.

• Reihe: Environment in History: International Perspectives
• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Heimatkunde, Familiengeschichte, Nostalgie Heimatkunde
• ISBN: 9781785339318
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.10.2018
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books