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

Kohn, Edward P.

ISBN 10: 0465024289 / ISBN 13: 9780465024285

Edité par Basic Books (edition Reprint), 2011

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Synopsis :

One of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York City heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. The heat coincided with a pitched presidential contest between William McKinley and upstart Democrat William Jennings Bryan, who arrived in New York at the height of the catastrophe. Showing how Bryans hopes for the presidency began to flag just as a bright, young police commissioner named Theodore Roosevelt was scrambling to aid the citys poor, Hot Time in the Old Town vividly captures both the birth of the Progressive Era and one of New Yorks greatestyet least-rememberedtragedies.

À propos de l'auteur: Edward P. Kohn is Assistant Professor of American History and Chair of the American Culture and Literature Department at Bilkent University in Turkey. He earned his Ph.D. from McGill University. The author of Hot Time in the Old Town and This Kindred People, Kohn has been named a top young historian by History News Network.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat ...
Éditeur : Basic Books (edition Reprint)
Date d'édition : 2011
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Edition : Reprint.