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Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925 Heat waves (Meteorology) New York (State) New York History 19th century Heat waves (Meteorology) Social aspects New York (State) New York History 19th century Mortality New York (State) New York History 19th century New York (N.Y.) Biography New York (N.Y.) Environmental conditions New York (N.Y.) History 1865-1898 New York (N.Y.) Social conditions 19th century Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919Filter By Authors
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Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925 Heat waves (Meteorology) New York (State) New York History 19th century Heat waves (Meteorology) Social aspects New York (State) New York History 19th century Mortality New York (State) New York History 19th century New York (N.Y.) Biography New York (N.Y.) Environmental conditions New York (N.Y.) History 1865-1898 New York (N.Y.) Social conditions 19th century Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919Filter By Authors
Kohn, Edward P. (Edward Parliament)Kohn, Edward P. (Edward Parliament)
Summary: The 1896 New York heat wave that killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days coincided with a pitched presidential contest between William McKinley and the upstart Democrat William Jennings Bryan, who arrived in New York City at the height of the catastrophe. As historian Edward P. Kohn shows, Bryan's hopes for the presidency began to flag amidst the abhorrent heat just as a bright...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2010