Disaster Responses in Early America
Cynthia Kierner discussed her new book, Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood, which … read more
Cynthia Kierner discussed her new book, Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood, which examines the various ways early Americans responded to natural and man-made disasters. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture and Society for Colonial Wars in the State of Virginia co-hosted the lecture. close
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