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Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783
Hurricanes created unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These storms were entirely new to European settlers and quickly became the most feared part of their physical environment, destroying staple crops and provisions, leveling plantations and towns, disrupting shipping and trade, and resulting in major economic losses for planters and widespread privation for slaves.
In this study, Matthew Mulcahy examines how colonists made sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from them, and the role of the storms in shaping the development of the region's colonial settlements. Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783 provides a useful new perspective on several topics including colonial science, the plantation economy, slavery, and public and private charity. By integrating the West Indies into the larger story of British Atlantic colonization, Mulcahy's work contributes to early American history, Atlantic history, environmental history, and the growing field of disaster studies.
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Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783
Hurricanes created unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These storms were entirely new to European settlers and quickly became the most feared part of their physical environment, destroying staple crops and provisions, leveling plantations and towns, disrupting shipping and trade, and resulting in major economic losses for planters and widespread privation for slaves.
In this study, Matthew Mulcahy examines how colonists made sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from them, and the role of the storms in shaping the development of the region's colonial settlements. Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783 provides a useful new perspective on several topics including colonial science, the plantation economy, slavery, and public and private charity. By integrating the West Indies into the larger story of British Atlantic colonization, Mulcahy's work contributes to early American history, Atlantic history, environmental history, and the growing field of disaster studies.
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Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783
Hurricanes created unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These storms were entirely new to European settlers and quickly became the most feared part of their physical environment, destroying staple crops and provisions, leveling plantations and towns, disrupting shipping and trade, and resulting in major economic losses for planters and widespread privation for slaves.
In this study, Matthew Mulcahy examines how colonists made sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from them, and the role of the storms in shaping the development of the region's colonial settlements. Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783 provides a useful new perspective on several topics including colonial science, the plantation economy, slavery, and public and private charity. By integrating the West Indies into the larger story of British Atlantic colonization, Mulcahy's work contributes to early American history, Atlantic history, environmental history, and the growing field of disaster studies.
Matthew Mulcahy is associate professor and chair of the history department at Loyola College in Maryland.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Melancholy and Fatal Calamities1. Encountering Hurricanes2. "A Conspiracy of the Winds"3. Weathering the Storms4. Chaotic and Scarce Times5. Building for Disaster6. Sympathy in Distress7. The Politics of Public ReliefConclusion: Beyond 1783AppendixNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
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An excellent book on the role and impact of Caribbean hurricanes on the greater British Caribbean. A fine piece of scholarship, thoroughly researched, clearly and elegantly written. A major contribution to the topic.—Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale University
Stuart B. Schwartz
An excellent book on the role and impact of Caribbean hurricanes on the greater British Caribbean. A fine piece of scholarship, thoroughly researched, clearly and elegantly written. A major contribution to the topic.
