Americans and Their Weather: Updated Edition

by William B. Meyer

This revealing book synthesizes research from many fields to offer the first complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present. Author William B. Meyer characterizes weather events as neutral phenomena that are inherently neither hazards nor resources, but can become either depending on the activities with which they interact. Meyer documents the ways in which different kinds of weather...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190212810
• ISBN13: 9780190212810
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"