Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt, (Paperback)

from LonelyReader

I was disappointed in this book because I was hoping it would be about the heat wave of 1896 and mix in stories of Theodore Roosevelt. Instead I felt the primary focus of the book was the political career of William Jennings Bryan and the heat wave and Roosevelt were side stories. It is fine to h...

from lindapanzo

I love a good American history book. I also love a good disaster book. This informative look at New York City's legendary heatwave of August, 1896 is both. The author provides interesting insights into the difficulties tenement house dwellers faced during the heatwave and their solutions, but als...

from lindapanzo

I love a good American history book. I also love a good disaster book. This informative look at New York City's legendary heatwave of August, 1896 is both. The author provides interesting insights into the difficulties tenement house dwellers faced during the heatwave and their solutions, but als...