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The Little Ice Age:  How Climate Made History, 1300-1850
The Little Ice Age How Climate Made History 13001850
Author: Brian Fagan
"The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable and often very cold years of modern European history, how this altered climate affected historical events, and what it means for todays's global warming." (Publisher's blurb) — "The Little Ice Age could do for the historical study of climate what Foucault'sd Madness and Civilizat...  more »
ISBN: 196974
Publication Date: 2000
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Paperback
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hardtack avatar reviewed The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850 on + 2555 more book reviews
I was primarily interested in how the changes in the weather affected national policies, diets, population movements, and other events. And I'm happy to say I discovered a lot of what I was looking for, including some interesting trivia.

For example, "...between 1695 and 1728, inhabitants of the Orkeny Islands off northern Scotland were startled to see an Inuit in his kayak paddling off their coasts." This was because cold had forced many of the animals hunted by these people further south as the northern seas had frozen over.


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