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Convulsed states : earthquakes, prophecy, and the remaking of early America
- Title
- Convulsed states : earthquakes, prophecy, and the remaking of early America / Jonathan Todd Hancock.
- Author
- Hancock, Jonathan Todd
- Publication
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
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Details
- Description
- xv, 186 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. From the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, a broad cast of thinkers struggled to explain these seemingly unprecedented natural phenomena. They summoned a range of traditions of inquiry into the natural world and drew connections among signs of environmental, spiritual, and political disorder on the cusp of the War of 1812. Drawn from extensive archival research, Convulsed States probes their interpretations to offer insights into revivalism, nation remaking, and the relationship between religious and political authority across Native nations and the United States in the early nineteenth century"--
- Subject
- 1789-1899
- Earthquakes > United States > History > 19th century
- Indians of North America > Government relations > 1789-1869
- Nation-building > United States
- Earthquakes
- Indians of North America > Government relations
- Nation-building
- Religion
- United States > History > 19th century
- United States > Religion > 19th century
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-179) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-5605
- ISBN
- 9781469662176
- 1469662175
- 9781469662183
- 1469662183
- LCCN
- 2020038670
- 40030469721
- OCLC
- 1193557958
- Author
- Hancock, Jonathan Todd, author.
- Title
- Convulsed states : earthquakes, prophecy, and the remaking of early America / Jonathan Todd Hancock.
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-179) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1789-1899
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40030469721
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-5605