The Little Ice Age : How Climate Made History 1300-1850 (Paperback)

from Voracious_Reader

The Little Ice Age by Brian Fagan was really interesting. One of the many things he discusses is the influence of weather on art. It's almost a footnote to the book as a whole, but I found it very interesting to posit that you can measure climate changes by changes in art content, such as the num...

from thierry

Account of the 500 year chill that swept the world. While the book is enjoyable, it shows more of the effect of the Chill on societies (mostly Western Europe) than the How bit. In that sense, the overview and evolution of life, farming, travel during the period was captivating, especially with re...

from ffortsa

After the amazing warm period of the 13th century, climate change had a profound effect on human behavior and well-being. Brian Fagan takes us step by step through the cold, unsettled, rainy, dry, hot and otherwise completely unpredictable years of the Little Ice Age, when the subsistence farmers...

from gwernin

A frightening book, especially when combined with recent research which suggests that we may be entering another Maunder Minimum.

from reginaromsey

Well written, highly interesting available to a wide range of readers. I am very impressed with the way the author kept to his subject and avoided trying to make climatic swings during this time period match up with historic swings from the Battle of Agincourt on. There are some spots where it is...