Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt

By Edward P. Kohn

Book Overview

One of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. The heat coincided with a pitched presidential contest... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465013368
• ISBN13: 9780465013364
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher