Winds of Change: Hurricanes and the Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Cuba

by Louis A. Pérez Jr. and Louis A. Perez

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The first book to establish hurricanes as a key factor in the development of modern Cuba, Winds of Change shows how these great storms played a decisive role in shaping the economy, the culture, and the nation during a critical century in the island's history.

Always vulnerable to hurricanes, Cuba was ravaged in 1842, 1844, and 1846 by three catastrophic storms, with staggering losses of life and property. Louis Perez combines eyewitness and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807849286

ISBN13:9780807849286

Release Date:May 2001

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Americas Atmospheric Sciences Caribbean & West Indies Earth Sciences Environment History Humanities Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Natural Disasters Nature Politics & Government Public Affairs & Policy Social Services & Welfare Weather World

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