Lost History of the New Madrid Earthquakes

Weaves together scientific and historical evidence to demonstrate the vast role the New Madrid earthquakes played in the United States in the early nineteenth century, shaping the settlement patterns of early western Cherokees and other Indians, heightening the credibility of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa for their Indian League in the War of 1812.

About the author

Conevery Bolton Valencius is assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she teaches environmental history, history of science and medicine, and the American Civil War. She is the author of "The Health of the Country: How American Settlers Understood Themselves and Their Land." She lives in Boston.

Summary

Weaves together scientific and historical evidence to demonstrate the vast role the New Madrid earthquakes played in the United States in the early nineteenth century, shaping the settlement patterns of early western Cherokees and other Indians, heightening the credibility of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa for their Indian League in the War of 1812.

Product details

• Authors: Conevery Valencius, Conevery Bolton Valencius, Conevery Bolton Valenecius
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.09.2013
• EAN: 9780226053899
• ISBN: 978-0-226-05389-9
• No. of pages: 472
• Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Mississippi, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Science, History of the Americas