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The Year Without Summer: 1816 And The Volcano That Darkened The World And Changed History (2013)

by William K. Klingaman(Favorite Author)

3.33 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

031267645X (ISBN13: 9780312676452)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: Truly a unique historical account. I have to admit that the weather chapters were a little dry to wade through at times, but reading about how the weather affected the politicians and artists and common people of the day was fascinating. Knowing that the eruption of a volcano across the world had such a major impact on the work and developments of that year and beyond is one well worth discovering and thinking about in this unique history.
review 2: Excellent history on how the massive eruption on the island of Tambora in Indonesia in 1815 drastically effected the planet's weather. The volcanic eruption was the largest in the last 100,000 years and led to snow in June and frost in July in North America, failed crops and food riots in Europe and worldwide temp... moreerature fluctuations that baffled observers. These events are set against contemporary events like Napoleon's exile, the presidency of James Madison, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly's novel "Frankenstein" and many other interesting sidelights. less

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