Hot Time in the Old Town - Edward Kohn [125]
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kohn, Edward P. (Edward Parliament), 1968–
Hot time in the old town : the great heat wave of 1896 and the making of
Theodore Roosevelt / Edward P. Kohn.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-0-465-02258-8
1. New York (N.Y.)—History—1865–1898. 2. Heat waves (Meteorology)—New
York (State)—New York—History—19th century. 3. Heat waves (Meteorology)—
Social aspects—New York (State)—New York—History—19th century. 4. Mortality
—New York (State)—New York—History—19th century. 5. New York
(N.Y.)—Environmental conditions. 6. New York (N.Y.)—Social conditions—19th
century. 7. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858–1919. 8. Bryan, William Jennings, 1860–1925.
9. New York (N.Y.)—Biography. I. Title.
F128.47.K76 2010
974.7’104—dc22
2010006274