Island in a Storm: A Rising Sea, a Vanishing Coast, and a Nineteenth-Century Disaster That Warns of a Warmer World (Electronic book text)


In the summer of 1853 explosions rocked New Orleans. The mayor ordered cannons fired and barrels of tar set aflame in a desperate attempt to rid the city of yellow fever. Those with the means fled. Many of them traveled to Isle Derniere, an emerging islan

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In the summer of 1853 explosions rocked New Orleans. The mayor ordered cannons fired and barrels of tar set aflame in a desperate attempt to rid the city of yellow fever. Those with the means fled. Many of them traveled to Isle Derniere, an emerging islan

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Public Affairs

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United States

Release date

2009

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Electronic book text

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284

ISBN-13

978-1-282-46013-3

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9781282460133

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1-282-46013-7



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